to move (also stir) heaven and earth: to make extraordinary efforts, esp. to do or achieve something.
| 单词 | θ91444 |
| 释义 | the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)] > make a great effort (6) to move (also stir) heaven and earth1580 to move (also stir) heaven and earth: to make extraordinary efforts, esp. to do or achieve something. to swelt one's heart1584 To overheat, broil, scorch; to oppress or overwhelm with heat; also in figurative phrase to swelt one's heart, to exert oneself to the utmost. Now di… to sweat blood1911 figurative. To give forth or get rid of as by sweating; slang, to spend, lay out (money). Also with away, out. In slang phrases: to sweat one's gut… to bust (also rupture) a gut1912 A particular portion of the lower alimentary canal between the pylorus and the anus; = intestine, n.… to bust (also rupture) a gut: to exert… to fall over backwards1932 intransitive. to fall over backwards (also backward): to make every effort to do or achieve something, esp. to be fair or helpful; = to bend over back… to bust (also break) one's balls1968 slang (originally U.S.). to bust (also break) one's balls: to exert oneself to the utmost; to work very hard. Cf. to bust (also break) one's chops at… |
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