Lift a finger

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo make minimal effort; to help as little as possible.

"She lets me do all the work and never lifts a finger to help."

2.VerbTo take actual retaliatory or punitive action, as opposed to just complaining.

"I think living conditions need to get a lot worse before voters start to lift a finger."

3.VerbUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lift,‎ finger.

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