lift a finger



lift a finger

To help with something. Often used in the negative to indicate a lack of willingness to exert even the bare minimum of effort. I know you're watching TV, but can you perhaps lift a finger and help me bring in these grocery bags? I clean every weekend, and you never lift a finger to help!
See also: finger, lift

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
NewtNOOTEnglish
Irine-Georgian
Natan-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
SimonSIE-mən (English), see-MAWN (French), ZEE-mawn (German), SEE-mawn (Dutch)English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian
Chuks-Western African, Igbo
KilianKEE-lee-ahn (German)German, Irish, French