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- move heaven and earth to do
move heaven and earth to do
move heaven and earth to do something
Fig. to make a major effort to do something. "I'll move heaven and earth to be with you, Mary," said Bill. I had to move heaven and earth to get there on time.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Eudocia | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Zander | | ZAN-dər | English (Modern) |
| Josephine | | JO-sə-feen (English), yo-ze-FEE-nə (German) | English, German, Dutch |
| Matthijs | | - | Dutch |
| Theophilus | | thee-AHF-ə-ləs (English) | Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Ruy | | - | Portuguese, Spanish |