move sideways

noun

A change of duties without a change of pay and conditions.

“He's no longer up to the job, move him sideways.”

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Meanings

nounmove sideways (plural moves sideways)

plural moves sideways

  1. A change of duties without a change of pay and conditions.
verbmove sideways (third-person singular simple present moving sideways, present participle moves sideways, simple past and past participle moved sideways)

present singular third person moving sideways · participle present moves sideways · participle past moved sideways · past moved sideways

  1. To change duties without a change of pay and conditions.

    He's no longer up to the job, move him sideways.

Cite this entry
APA

move sideways. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20sideways

MLA

“move sideways.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20sideways. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “move sideways,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20sideways.

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