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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!
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
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Quirina | | - | Late Roman |
Douglass | | DUG-ləs | Scottish |
Elia | | E-lyah (Italian), AY-lee-ah (Dutch) | Italian, Dutch |
Chariton | | - | Ancient Greek |
Yoel | | yo-EL (Jewish) | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
Gennaro | | - | Italian |