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Britney makes her move

In her latest single, �Break the Ice,� Britney zeros in on a guy she has the hots for. He�s either shy or scared of Britney�s aggressive come on. In any case, Britney knows what she wants and is making her move.

This week�s Karaoke Korner takes a look at some idioms with the word move in them.

Exercises

Let�s look at some idioms that use the word move. All you have to do is match each sentence with the correct definition.

Sentences

1. The new boss really got things moving in the sales department.

2. It�s late, so we�d better get moving.

3. Many workers complained that the company had failed to move with the times.

Definitions

a. to begin, leave, etc. quickly

b. to change the way you think and behave according to changes in society

c. to cause something to make progress

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�Break the Ice�

by Britney Spears

I know it�s been a while
But I�m glad you came
And I�ve been thinking about
How you said my name
Got my body spinning
Like a hurricane
And it feels like
You got me going insane
And I can�t get enough
So let me get it up

Looks like we�re alone now
You ain�t got to be scared
We�re grown now
I�m gonna hit defrost on you
Let�s get it blazing
We can turn the heat up if you wanna
Turn the lights down low if you wanna
Just wanna move you
But you�re froze up
That�s what I�m saying

Chorus

Let me break the ice
Allow me to get you right
Won�t you warm up to me
Baby, I can make you feel
Let me break the ice
Allow me to get you right
Won�t you warm up to me
Baby, I can make you feel

You got me hypnotised
I never felt this way
You got my heart beating
Like an 808
Can you rise to the occasion
I�m patiently waiting because
It�s getting late
And I can�t get enough
So let me get it up

(Chorus)

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About Britney Spears

Name: Britney Spears
Nationality: American
Style: Pop
Label: Jive
Album: Blackout (2007), In the Zone (2003), Britney (2001), Oops! ... I Did It Again (2000), ... Baby One More Time (1999)
In brief: This 26-year-old pop singer, dancer, songwriter, actress and author made her debut in 1999 with ... Baby One More Time. Her next three albums received great success, selling more than 83 million copies worldwide. Britney�s personal life has received a lot of media attention as a result of her stardom and antics. In 2004 she married one of her backup dancers, Kevin Federline, and the couple have two young sons. They divorced in 2006 and are both in an ongoing custody battle for their children.
Official website: http://www.britneyspears.com
If you like Britney Spears, check out: Jessica Simpson, Christina Aguilera and Mandy Moore

	insane (adj): very stupid, crazy or dangerous defrost (v): to become or make something warmer, so that it is no longer frozen blazing (adj): extremely hot hypnotise (v): to interest somebody so much that they can think of nothing else stardom (n): the state of being famous as an actor, a singer, etc antics (n): behaviour which is silly, funny or ridiculous custody (n): the legal right or duty to take care of or keep somebody or something zero in (phrasal v): to fix all your attention on the thing or person mentioned aggressive (adj): behaving in a very determined and forceful way in order to succeed IDIOM have the hots for somebody: to be sexually attracted to somebody