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词汇 not lift a hand
释义
Idiom
not lift a finger (to help someone) and not lift a hand (to help someone)
Theme: HELPFULNESS - LACKING
to do nothing to help someone. (The someone is anyone in 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.

not lift a hand

To not do anything at all; to not take any action. Typically due to refusal or unwillingness. I am not lifting a hand until you kids start doing your fair share of the housework. The government has made it clear that it won't lift a hand to help with the conflict in the region. He hasn't lifted a hand since he got here. He's been no help at all.
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