not lift a finger
Example Sentences
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But the Mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, could not lift a finger to help the city he was first elected to run in 2019.
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025
Pechman pointed out that the officers’ lawyers, while waiting on an appeal, “did not lift a finger to engage in discovery” in the months the appeal was pending.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2022
On our last night together, he insisted I not lift a finger, so he made dinner and decided on “The Matrix.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2021
To cite one example from the second quarter report, we would hope that Mr. Neal would not lift a finger to help tobacco company Altria Group, which contributed the maximum $10,000.
From Washington Times • Jul. 24, 2020
We could not lift a finger to save them—ten would have perished for one who fell had we done so.
From The Great White Army by Pemberton, Max, Sir
