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heaven

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MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH,

WOULD THAT or WOULD HEAVEN.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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move heaven and earth

[move heaven and earth] {v. phr.} To try every way; do everything you can. * /Joe moved heaven and earth to be sent to Washington./ Compare: [LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

seventh heaven

[seventh heaven] {n. phr.}, {literary} The pinnacle of happiness. * /We were in seventh heaven when the helicopter flew us over the magnificent Grand Canyon./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

God knows

[God knows] or [goodness knows] or [heaven knows] {informal} 1. Maybe God knows but I don't know and no one else knows. - Often used with "only". * /Do you […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

earth

[earth] See: [COME BACK TO EARTH] or [COME DOWN TO EARTH], [DOWN-TO-EARTH], [IN THE WORLD] or [ON EARTH], [MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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