lift a finger

lift a finger
(lift (или raise) a finger)
1) пальцем шевельнуть, палец о палец ударить (тж. move или stir a finger; обыкн. употр. в отрицательных предложениях)

They redoubled their attentions towards Louise. They would not let her stir a finger... (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘The Vessel of Wrath’) — Они удвоили свои заботы о Луизе. Не давали ей пальцем пошевельнуть...

Dunuois: "Now tell me, all of you, which of you will lift a finger to save Joan once the English have got her?" (B. Shaw, ‘Saint Joan’, sc. V) — Дюнуа: "А теперь вы все скажите мне, кто из вас хоть пальцем пошевельнет, чтобы спасти Жанну, если она попадет в плен к англичанам?"

2) (against smb.) пальцем тронуть кого-л., поднять руку на кого-л.; см. тж. lift one's hand against smb.

...used to play jokes on him... and he coulda [= could've] bust every bone in my body jus' with his han's [= hands], but he never lifted a finger against me. (J. Steinbeck, ‘Of Mice and Men’, ch. III) — ...я сыграл с ним не одну шутку... и ведь он с его ручищами мог мне все кости переломать. Однако он и руки на меня не поднял.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • 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

  • lift a finger — ► lift a finger (or hand) make the slightest effort: he wouldn t lift a finger to help. Main Entry: ↑lift …   English terms dictionary

  • lift a finger — phrasal : to make an effort : work * * * lift a finger ● lift * * * I see lift II lift a finger (or hand) [usu. with negative] make the slightest effort to do something, esp. to help someone he nev …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • 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 — verb To make minimal effort; to help as little as possible. We do all the work, and they never lift a finger to help …   Wiktionary

  • lift a finger — help someone, do anything to help    Loki is my friend, but he didn t lift a finger when I needed help …   English idioms

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  • lift a finger (or hand) usu. with negative — make the slightest effort. → lift …   English new terms dictionary

  • lift a finger hand — do something, do one s share, help Although he is a nice person he will never lift a finger to help anyone else …   Idioms and examples


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