false move



false move

 and one false move
Fig. [even] a single movement that indicates that one is disobeying an order to remain still or in a nonthreatening posture. The robber threatened to shoot us if we made one false move.
See also: false, move

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yoriyo-ṙeeJapanese
Masood-Arabic, Persian
Marianela-Spanish
BoazBO-az (English)Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
KilieKIE-leeEnglish (Rare)
WashingtonWAHSH-ing-tənEnglish