lift a finger

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  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. 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. 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.

词形变化

lifts a finger present,singular,third-person lifting a finger participle,present lifted a finger participle,past lifted a finger past

词源

Compare Matthew 23:4.
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