not lift a finger

Meaning

1. not lift / raise a finger / hand (to do sth)

   to do nothing to help sb

   The children never lift a finger to help around the house.

In the movies · 16

• Ben Wade don't have to lift a finger.3:10 to Yuma2007
• l don't have to lift a finger anymore.Lords of Dogtown2005
• You wouldn't even have to lift a finger.Space Jam: A New Legacy2021
• That's right. I'm not gonna lift a finger, because this is crazy.The Whole Nine Yards2000
• It's no trouble at all. They're trained. You wouldn't have to lift a finger.Rescued by Ruby2022
• You don't have to lift a finger.Holidate2020
• And that vale madre Centurion wouldn't lift a finger.Alita: Battle Angel2019
• In contrast to Miss Won't-Lift-a-Finger, I'd love to help.Downton Abbey: A New Era2022

Learn it in full scenes

• Downton Abbey: A New Era2022
  • Violet Gives Sybbie a French Villa
  • Jack Barber Pitches Filming at Downton
  • Hollywood Comes to Downton

From the same entry

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