move the needle (English, verb)
expansion: move the needle (third-person singular simple present moves the needle, present participle moving the needle, simple past and past participle moved the needle)
Senses:
glosses: To change a situation to a noticeable degree; to make an appreciable difference.
tags: idiomatic
intransitive
Forms:
form: moves the needle
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: moving the needle
tags: participle
present
form: moved the needle
tags: participle
past
form: moved the needle
tags: past