wrong move

collocation in English

meaningsofwrongandmove

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withmove.
wrong
adjective
uk
/rɒŋ/us
/rɑːŋ/
not ...
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move
noun
uk
/muːv/us
/muːv/
an act ...
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(Definition ofwrongandmovefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwrong move

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It is not necessarily awrongmove.
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The fixation on one investor was clearly awrongmove.
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It was thewrongmoveat the wrong time.
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However, establishing women's quotas is thewrongmove.
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We believe that that was awrongmove.
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That is awrongmoveat the wrong time.
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To-day, onewrongmoveand our standard of living crashes.
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Awrongmove, a mistake and the most dreadful consequences may flow.
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It is a totallywrongmove, and one made to assist the wealthy.
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I certainly believe that breaking off relations, which is now being threatened, would be completely thewrongmove.
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The public's perception and acceptance of the police can change like litmus paper as the result of onewrongmove.
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I still find that it is the wrong group, it is thewrongmoveat the wrong time.
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Crime is always awrongmove.
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It is awrongmoveto go back to a body which has no responsibility to the nation but which operates purely for private profit.
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But the danger is that they may be a move in the wrong direction or at best awrongmovein the right direction.
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Her bail was up and it was awrongmoveto give her the privilege even to leave the court where she had been sentenced.
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Everyone around him was on tenterhooks, afraid of making awrongmoveand invoking his wrath.
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Awrongmoveon his part would bring almost certain death.
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I don't want to make thewrongmovebecause this feels like something special.
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The issue is that awrongmovecan not be known in advance whenever more than one move is possible.
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The firemen have difficulty moving the debris as anywrongmovecould bring the whole roof down.
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By entering the right command, a movie clip plays showing the player's character progression through the game, while thewrongmoveresults in a unique death scene for each segment.
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He illustrates the fact that recent events have raised suspicion of all super-powered individuals and groups, and that onewrongmoveon the part of a hero will trigger disaster.
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