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not lift a finger



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Refuse to exert oneself to help or perform an action. For example, Dad won't lift a finger to help them financially , or Early in the war, America officially would not lift a finger . [Mid-1900s]

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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