a false move

a false move
a wrong move, a threatening action
  

A man with a gun said, "If you make a false move, you're dead."


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  • false move — noun count a careless mistake that has a bad effect …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • false move — ► NOUN ▪ an unwise action with potentially dangerous consequences …   English terms dictionary

  • false move — 1. a movement that may be interpreted as threatening. 2. an act or action that can cause trouble or damage; mistake: If the bus driver had made one false move, we would have skidded off the icy road. * * * false move noun An ill judged or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • false move — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms false move : singular false move plural false moves a careless mistake that has a bad effect …   English dictionary

  • false move — PHRASE You use one false move to introduce the very bad or serious consequences which will result if someone makes a mistake, even a very small one. One false move and I knew Sarah would be dead …   English dictionary

  • false move — 1. a movement that may be interpreted as threatening. 2. an act or action that can cause trouble or damage; mistake: If the bus driver had made one false move, we would have skidded off the icy road. * * * …   Universalium

  • false move —    In a dangerous or risky situation, if you make a false move, you …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • false move — See a false move …   English idioms

  • One False Move — For the unrelated book by Harlan Coben, see One False Move (book). One False Move DVD cover for One False Move Directed by Carl Franklin …   Wikipedia

  • One False Move — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel One False Move Produktionsland USA …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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