"My husband won't lift a finger to help me," she complained, "although we have 12 people coming for dinner."
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
not to lift a finger — {v. phr.} To not help in the slightest degree. * / My husband won t lift a finger to help me, she complained, although we have 12 people coming for dinner. / … Dictionary of American idioms
not to lift a finger — {v. phr.} To not help in the slightest degree. * / My husband won t lift a finger to help me, she complained, although we have 12 people coming for dinner. / … Dictionary of American idioms
not lift a finger — To take no action • • • Main Entry: ↑finger * * * not lift a finger informal phrase to not help someone at all Thesaurus: to not help someonesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
not lift a finger (to do something) — not lift/raise a finger/hand (to do sth) idiom (informal) to do nothing to help sb • The children never lift a finger to help around the house. Main entry: ↑liftidiom … Useful english dictionary
lift\ a\ finger — • lift a finger • lift a hand • raise a hand v. phr. 1. To do something; do your share; to help. Usually used in the negative. We all worked hard except Joe. He wouldn t lift a finger. The king did not lift a hand when his people were hungry.… … Словарь американских идиом
not lift a finger — (not) lift a finger to not help someone to do something, usually because you are lazy. He spends all day stretched out on the sofa and never lifts a finger to help. (usually + to do something) … New idioms dictionary
lift a finger — (not) lift a finger to not help someone to do something, usually because you are lazy. He spends all day stretched out on the sofa and never lifts a finger to help. (usually + to do something) … New idioms dictionary
(not) lift a finger — Someone who does not lift a finger makes no effort to help or provide assistance when it is needed. Many people saw the boy falling off his bike but not one of them lifted a finger … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
lift a finger — or[lift a hand] also[raise a hand] {v. phr.} 1. To do something; do your share; to help. Usually used in the negative. * /We all worked hard except Joe. He wouldn t lift a finger./ * /The king did not lift a hand when his people were hungry./… … Dictionary of American idioms
lift a finger — or[lift a hand] also[raise a hand] {v. phr.} 1. To do something; do your share; to help. Usually used in the negative. * /We all worked hard except Joe. He wouldn t lift a finger./ * /The king did not lift a hand when his people were hungry./… … Dictionary of American idioms
