Emotions & feelings

move on from something

continue after leaving something behind

To stop focusing on an old situation or idea and continue with something else.

B2 very common speech & writing

expression

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Are you still upset about the rejection?

A little, but I'm trying to move on from it.

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After the argument, we both needed time to move on from it.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: move on ‸ something

Say: move on from something

Use “from” before the situation, idea, or experience you are leaving behind.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

move on from something; moved on from something

Your turn: say it out loud

After the argument, we both needed time to move on from it.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

move on from something

continue after leaving something behind

“After the argument, we both needed time to move on from it.”

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