move sb/sth in
— phrasal verb with move uk/muːv/us/muːv/verb
If the police, army, or any group of people in authority move in, or if someone moves them in, they take control or attack, in order to deal with a difficult or dangerous situation:
When a company goes out of business, officials usually move in to take control.
The decision has been made to move UN troops in to try and stop the fighting.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attacking & invading
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- blitz
- blitz
- cyberwarfare
- engage
- engagement
- going-over
- incursion
- invade
- invader
- offensive
- rip into sb/sth
- rush
- sack
- sacking
- sally
- seize
- sortie
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