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

You’ll not lift a finger against him unless he tries to escape.”

From Crooked Trails and Straight by Hutchison, D. C.

not lift a finger

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