Definition of false move in US English:
false move
nounˌfôls ˈmo͞ovˌfɔls ˈmuv
An unwise or careless action that could have dangerous consequences.
one false move would lead to nuclear war
Example sentencesExamples
- Don't make any false moves and nobody will get hurt.
- The man hesitated for a moment and Caleb made a false move for his phone.
- One false move on Pattaya's roads, especially at night, could bring a personal Armageddon.
- Khartoum twirled both of his guns with his fingers for a few seconds, daring the men surrounding him to make a false move.
- As long as her voice remained in prime condition - and these recordings preserve it at its best - she hardly made a false move.
- One false move and this beautiful moment could end in an ugly scream.
- Nadia made a false move and turned her head, not seeing the stone in her path.
- One false move (even in total innocence!) could put you in the worse kind of firing line - the teenager angst variety!
- One false move and everything would fall apart.
- One false move and you've got black powder all over you that simply doesn't wash out.
- One false move and he would be as dead as his foe already was.
- One false move could cause irreparable damage.
- The Finnish conductor hasn't made a false move yet, and here, his cogent direction places him in the same rank as great Sibelians such as Karajan and Maazel.
- One false move and I'd be in as many pieces as my flashlight.
- One false move and they would all pounce at once.
- Any false move on each of their parts and the whole situation would lead to a disaster.
- Any false move on either side would probably erupt into a fight due to the tensed atmosphere between them.
- One false move and they might find themselves impaled, knocked out or drowned.
- One false move by me and who knows what they would do if they got alarmed.
- One false move could cause the dark powers they called to be upset or broken free upon the world.