| 词汇 | could not move a muscle |
| 释义 | (redirected from could not move a muscle)not move a muscle1. To not move at all; to stay completely still. When I looked down and saw the snake, I didn't move a muscle until it slithered past me. Sit still until I come back, do you hear me? Don't move a muscle! 2. To not do anything, especially in a situation when one should help. You didn't even move a muscle when I came in with the groceries. A little help next time. The kids have been glued to the TV all day not moving a muscle. not move a muscleto remain perfectly motionless. Be quiet. Sit there and don't move a muscle. I was so tired I couldn't move a muscle. move a muscleBestir oneself even slightly. This idiom is usually put negatively, either with implied criticism, as in She won't move a muscle to help get dinner, or not, as in When I saw the deer, I stayed quite still, not daring to move a muscle. It was first recorded in 1889. not move a ˈmuscle(of a person) stay very still, without moving: The patient didn’t move a muscle for weeks. |
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