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not lift a finger
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]Example Sentences
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.
I was told in clear terms that their boss would not lift a finger to support me.
Durbin, of course, also has the power to resist that pressure and not lift a finger.
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.
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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