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Meaning of the spirit moves someone | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

One desires or decides on something.

Examples

“'I may possibly say a few words,' said Psmith carelessly, 'if the spirit moves me. Who am I that I should deny people a simple pleasure?'”
“Let me say that we are open at this point for questions and let's have an interchange as the spirit moves you with respect to bringing out whatever points you are interested in.”
“Don't just think about the content of your publication whenever the spirit moves you. Think content FIRST. Then think about HOW you can present all that good CONTENT with some contemporary design strategies.”
“If the spirit moves me, I can stand in the center of the room. If the spirit moves me in another direction, I can stand in any one of the four corners and in this way bring myself into contact with two walls at the same time.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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