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
Maureen['mɔ:ri:n]
Kamini-Indian, Hindi
Phoibos-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Ventseslav-Bulgarian
BeatrixBE-ah-triks (German), BAY-ah-triks (Dutch), BEE-ə-triks (English)German, Hungarian, Dutch, English (Rare), Late Roman
Micaela-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese