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lift a finger

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not lift a finger
to not help someone to do something, usually because you are lazy (usually + to do sth) He spends all day stretched out on the sofa and never lifts a finger to help.
See blow the lid off
See also: finger, lift
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"He shall be strung high," he said, in a loud voice; "and none shall dare lift a finger.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
Sometimes, in the long winter evenings, when in desperation her son asked her why she didn't "say something," she would lift a finger and answer: "Because I'm listening"; and on stormy nights, when the loud wind was about the house, she would complain, if he spoke to her: "They're talking so out there that I can't hear you.
Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith View in context
I should consider myself bound in honor not to help you--but I would not lift a finger to prevent you from discovering the truth for yourself.
Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context
 
 
 
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