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 handTo 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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