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Значение идиомы on the move
[on the move] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Moving around from place toplace; in motion.
It was a very cold day, and the teacher watchingthe playground kept on the move to stay warm.
It was vacationtime, and the highways were full of families on the move.
2. Movingforward; going somewhere.
The candidate promised that if peoplewould make him president, he would get the country on the move.
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