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move on

verb

  1. to go or cause (someone) to leave somewhere
  2. intr to progress; evolve

    football has moved on since then

  3. intr to put a difficult experience behind one and progress mentally or emotionally
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Continue moving or progressing; also go away. For example, It's time we moved on to the next item on the agenda , or The police ordered the spectators to move on . [First half of 1800s]
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He continued: "But anyway, moving on. Thank you for cheering me up."

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But Riley, the source said, felt USC would be better positioned for future success by moving on.

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“This will hopefully give them some measure of closure and the ability to move on with their lives.”

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Ministers are keen to move on, but protesters in the East of England said they would keep up their campaign.

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"The aim has always been to live within our means so the club doesn't suffer when Rob and Ryan move on, which will eventually happen even if it's decades from now."

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