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not lift a finger

VERB
laze
Synonyms
STRONGEST
loiter loll saunter
STRONG
bum dally dillydally dream drift evade goldbrick lie loaf lounge malinger piddle relax shirk slack stall stroll trifle vegetate
WEAK
be inactive be indolent be slothful be unoccupied bum around do nothing fool around fritter away hang out kill time knock around let down lounge around pass time sit around slow down stand around take it easy twiddle thumbs waste time while away hours
Antonyms
STRONG
do face meet
VERB
loaf
Synonyms
STRONGEST
laze loll
STRONG
bum dally dillydally dream drift evade goldbrick idle lie loiter lounge malinger piddle relax saunter shirk slack stall stroll trifle vegetate
WEAK
be inactive be indolent be slothful be unoccupied bum around fool around fritter away hang out kill time knock around let down lounge around pass time sit around slow down stand around take it easy twiddle thumbs waste time while away hours
Antonyms
STRONG
do face hurry meet run rush
WEAK
achieve energize labor work hard
VERB
twiddle one's thumbs
Synonyms
WEAK
do nothing sit it out sit on one's hands

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

I was told in clear terms that their boss would not lift a finger to support me.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

Durbin, of course, also has the power to resist that pressure and not lift a finger.

From Slate • May 10, 2023

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

But if you want her here just so that you can flog up the thrill of one of your old beastly adventures, I'll not lift a finger to help you.

From The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories by Gibbon, Perceval

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