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Lift a finger

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make minimal effort; to help as little as possible. figuratively

    "She lets me do all the work and never lifts a finger to help."

  2. 2
    To take actual retaliatory or punitive action, as opposed to just complaining. figuratively

    "I think living conditions need to get a lot worse before voters start to lift a finger."

  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lift, finger.

    "So if your next note involves lifting''' a finger, you need to plan to lift the finger promptly to above its spot on the string so that it's ready to play again at any time."

Etymology

Compare Matthew 23:4.

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