Definition of a mover and shaker

mover and shaker

noun

• a person with influence.

  Last edited on Jul 14 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 14 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'and':
AAB	Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery".
Abel and Cain	Definitions include: "rain".
Adam and Eve	Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''.
all bark and no bite	Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
all fingers and thumbs	Definitions include: clumsy.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
all wind and piss	Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
and 1	Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
and a half	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
and a quarter	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and change	Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned.
and how	Definitions include: interjection of agreement.
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Other terms relating to 'move':
bust a move	Definitions include: to dance.
get a move on	Definitions include: to start a task.
have a lot of moving parts	Definitions include: to be complex.
make a move	Definitions include: to approach someone with romantic intent.
make (one's) move	Definitions include: to approach someone with romantic intent.
move	Definitions include: to sell.
move the bar	Definitions include: to readjust what is considered good, normal, appropriate, or many other adjectives (depending on context.)
move this fast	Definitions include: signs of a relationship appear sooner than expected.
nice move, McFly	Definitions include: used to describe a bad action.
slime ball move	Definitions include: A dishonest act towards another person.
smooth move	Definitions include: sarcastic comment used when does something that isn't smooth (suave), i.e. when someone makes a mistake.
smooth move, Ex-Lax	Definitions include: sarcastic comment used when someone makes a mistake.
Other terms relating to 'shake':
give a shake	Definitions include: to try something out.
head shake	Definitions include: a sign of disapproval.
protein shake	Definitions include: semen.
shake	Definitions include: loose marijuana leaf and stem pieces that settle to the bottom of a bag of marijuana.
shake a leg	Definitions include: to hurry.
shake and bake	Definitions include: an easy-to-make variety of methamphetamine.
shake down	Definitions include: to extort.
shake hands with a legend	Definitions include: to urinate.
shake hands with the vicar	Definitions include: To urinate.
shake hands with the wife's best friend	Definitions include: to urinate (male)
shake out	Definitions include: to turn out; come to be.
shakes, the	Definitions include: delirium tremens (alcohol withdrawal symptoms).
shake the creamer	Definitions include: to masturbate.
shake the dew off (one's) lilly	Definitions include: to shake the drops of urine off one's penis after urination.
shake the dragon	Definitions include: To urinate.
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