亚洲网紅露点

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not lift a finger



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Idioms and Phrases

Refuse to exert oneself to help or perform an action. For example, Dad won't lift a finger to help them financially , or Early in the war, America officially would not lift a finger . [Mid-1900s]
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There were several people who did not lift a finger and blew off their work shifts, forcing other campers to step up and keep things running.

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I was told in clear terms that their boss would not lift a finger to support me.

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Durbin, of course, also has the power to resist that pressure and not lift a finger.

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Pechman pointed out that the officers鈥 lawyers, while waiting on an appeal, 鈥渄id not lift a finger to engage in discovery鈥 in the months the appeal was pending.

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In the first and only debate of their gubernatorial race, Mr. Abbott, who is seeking his third term, said Mr. O鈥橰ourke, if elected, will not lift a finger to stop the Biden administration from steering the nation further away from the Trump-era policies that strengthened border security and curtailed illegal immigration.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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