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Definition of
false move noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
false move
noun
noun
[
usually singular
]
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an action that is not allowed or not recommended and that may cause a bad result
One false move
and the bomb might blow up.
See
false move
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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