false movenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌfɒls ˈmuːv/us/ˌfɑːls ˈmuːv/an unwise action that is likely to have an unpleasant or dangerous effect:
We can't afford to make any false moves once we're in enemy territory.
"One false move and you're dead! (= I will kill you)" shouted the gunman.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Faults and mistakes
- a blot on sb's character idiom
- aberration
- Achilles heel
- adrift
- black mark
- chink
- clinker
- creep in/creep into sth
- errata
- erratum
- error
- failing
- false alarm
- faux pas
- lapse
- loophole
- misprint
- misspell
- mistake
- mistaken
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