make a move | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Totake action.; (idiomatic,chieflyUKandIndia)Todepartfrom a place; toset off.1994[1993],Irvine Welsh, “The First Shag in Ages”, inTrainspotting, London: Minerva,→ISBN,page149:He swallowed hard on his tea. —Well, ah must bemaking a move. Thanks again.2000,Carola Dunn,Rattle His Bones(2011 Macmillan ed.),→ISBN,p. 173 (Google preview):“We'll give you a lift, darling,” Lady Genevieve said languidly, rising. “It's time wemade a move.”2006, Roberta Kray,The Debt‎[1], paperback edition,→ISBN:"Do you want to stay for another or shall wemake a move?"He looks at his watch. "Yeah, let's go."2009, Dan Katz,Dave the Detective: Book #2 Identity Crisis,→ISBN,page150:“Should wemake a move?” she asked over the music. “We could find a place to dance. or we could go back to our place.”; (idiomatic,often followed byon)Toinitiatea conversation orperforman action intended to engage thewillingattentionof a person in whom one has aromanticorsexualinterest; to approach someone of romantic or sexual appeal in hopes of escalating to a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship.2007, Anita Hamilton, “50 Best Websites 2008: Howcast”, inTime, retrieved13 July 2014:[T]he video how-to site Howcast . . . breaks from its more staid counterparts, such as Expert Village and eHow, by injecting a necessary dose of humor. Come here to learn "how tomake a moveon a girl while watching a movie on a couch".; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seemake,‎move.

Examples:

EN: In the belly you make a move!
ES: "¡Si te mueves, te abro las tripas!"
EN: All set and ready to start pumping you full of slugs if you make a move.
ES: Listos para comenzar a llenarte de plomo si haces un movimiento.
EN: It's all right. I make a move for you.
ES: Vale, moveré por usted.
EN: If they make a move to stop me, I'll ask the Governor to call out the militia.
ES: Si me lo impiden, pediré refuerzos al gobernador.
EN: Every time I make a move, you jump me.
ES: Cada vez que doy un paso, me comes.
EN: The first man to make a move will be shot.
ES: Al primero que haga un movimiento se le disparará.
EN: I wouldn't make a move without it.
ES: No osaría hacer nada sin él.
EN: Now, don't make a move, or that dog will tear you to shreds.
ES: No se mueva o el perro lo destrozará.
EN: Don't make a move till I come out.
ES: No hagas nada hasta que yo salga.
EN: I've waited for you or your pal to make a move.
ES: Esperaba que usted o su amigo hicieran algún movimiento.
EN: I'll throw you in the clink if you make a move.
ES: Te meteré en el calabozo si intentas algo.
EN: - Toad Face, if you make a move...
ES: - ¡Cara de Sapo, un movimiento y...!
EN: Try to make a move to get out of here and I'll let you have on of these slugs.
ES: Si intenta huir, ¡le dispararé!
EN: Now, we haven't a chance, neither of us, if we don't make a move now.
ES: No tendremos ninguna posibilidad si no nos movemos rápido.
EN: But don't make a move before that, because he kills quicker than a cobra.
ES: No hagas ni un movimiento antes de eso, porque mata más rápido que una cobra.

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