false move

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

false move — Synonyms and related words: balk, bevue, false step, inadvertence, inadvertency, lapse, lapsus calami, lapsus linguae, loose thread, miscue, misstep, omission, oversight, slip, slipup, stumble, trip, wrong step …   Moby Thesaurus

false move — noun an unwise action with potentially dangerous consequences …   English new terms dictionary

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