to lift a finger

to lift a fin·ger

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Definition of to lift a finger words

phrase to lift a finger If you say that a person does not lift a finger or raise a finger to do something, especially to help someone, you are critical of them because they do nothing. 0

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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