false moves/movements

plural noun

: movements that are not expected and that may be threatening or dangerous

The police warned him not to make any false moves/movements.

Examples of false moves/movements in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The individual enemies in Silksong aren't very forgiving, either—just a few false moves can allow even random scrubs to get in enough damage to lead to a premature death. — ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025

But there are no false moves in Marder’s truly radiant lead performance. — Michael Rechtshaffen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023