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not lift a finger

verb as in twiddle one's thumbs

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There were several people who did not lift a finger and blew off their work shifts, forcing other campers to step up and keep things running.

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

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

From Slate

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.

In the first and only debate of their gubernatorial race, Mr. Abbott, who is seeking his third term, said Mr. O’Rourke, if elected, will not lift a finger to stop the Biden administration from steering the nation further away from the Trump-era policies that strengthened border security and curtailed illegal immigration.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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