not lift a finger
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not lift a finger (to help someone) and not lift a hand (to help someone)

Fig. to do nothing to help someone. (The someone is anyone with the negative.) They wouldn't lift a finger to help us. Can you imagine that they wouldn't lift a finger? Sally refused to lift a hand to help her own sister.

See also: finger, lift

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He said: "We fought for two to three hours, but they had all kinds of weapons and we could not lift a hand against them. ARAB-US - Nov 14 - Skirmishes Continue As US Forces Occupy Falluja by APS Diplomat Recorder			Not in a thousand years! and Never in a thousand years! Not in my book not in the least not in the same league with not in the slightest not judge a book by its cover not just whistling Dixie not know beans not know beans about not know enough to come in out of the rain not know from Adam not know from nothing not know if are coming or going not know own strength not know the first thing about not know what hit not know what to make of not know where to turn not know whether one is coming or going and not know if one is ... not know whether to laugh or cry not know which end is up not know which way to turn not let catch doing not let the grass grow under feet not lift a finger not lift a hand Not likely not long for this world not made of money not mince words not miss a beat not miss for the world not miss much not move a muscle Not much not much to look at Not on your life! Not on your nelly! not one iota not open mouth not out of the woods not place not put a foot wrong not put it past not right now, thanks not see the forest for the trees not see the wood for the trees not set foot somewhere not shed a tear not show face not sit well			not know from nothing not know if are coming or going not know own strength not know the first thing about not know what hit not know what to make of not know where to turn not know whether one is coming or going and not know if one is ... not know whether to laugh or cry not know which end is up not know which way to turn Not Known Not Known At This/That Address not lasting Not Later Than Not Laughing out Loud not legitimate Not Less or Equal Not Less Than not lessened not let catch doing not let the grass grow under feet not liable not lift a finger not lift a hand not like not like Not Like Everyone Else Not likely Not Likely to Adversely Affect Not Limit or Warranty not limited by conditions not listed Not Logged In not long for not long for not long for not long for not long for Not Long for this World Not Long for this World Not Long for this World not long past not lost Not Low Specific Activity not lying Not Made by Industry not made certain Not Made In China not made of money not maintain Not Marked not mature Not Meaningful Not Meant In Any Obscene/Offensive Way

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not lift a finger (redirected from not lift a hand)

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