Choose the appropriate meaning of the idioms from the choices given To move…

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Choose the appropriate meaning of the idioms from the choices given

To move heaven and earth

  1. A.

    To cause an earthquake

  2. B.

    To try everything possible

  3. C.

    To pray to all gods

  4. D.

    To travel in a rocket

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Correct answer: B

Correct meaning: To try everything possible.

Explanation: The idiom "to move heaven and earth" means to do everything one can or use every possible means to make something happen.

  • Example: "I had to move heaven and earth to get a flight home at Christmastime."

Why the other choices are incorrect:

  • "To cause an earthquake" is a literal reading and does not reflect the idiomatic sense of making every possible effort.

  • "To pray to all gods" suggests a religious or literal action rather than exerting all efforts to achieve a goal.

  • "To travel in a rocket" is unrelated and takes the phrase in a literal, technological sense instead of as an idiom about effort.

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