NOT LIFT / RAISE A FINGER / HAND (TO DO STH)

Meaning of NOT LIFT / RAISE A FINGER / HAND (TO DO STH) in English

( informal ) to do nothing to help sb :

The children never lift a finger to help around the house.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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RAISE — I. ˈrāz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English reisen, raisen, from Old Norse reisa to raise, cause to rise …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
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LIFT
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HAND
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FINGER — I. ˈfiŋgə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fingar finger, Old …
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DO — I. (|)dü, _də or +V _dəw verb ( past first & third singular did (|)did, _dəd ; or nonstandard done …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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RAISE — — raisable, raiseable , adj. — raiser , n. /rayz/ , v. , raised, raising , n. v.t. 1. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIFT — — liftable , adj. — lifter , n. /lift/ , v.t. 1. to move or bring (something) upward from the …
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HAND
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FINGER — — fingerer , n. — fingerless , adj. /fing"geuhr/ , n. 1. any of the terminal members of the hand, …
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DO — do 1 /dooh/ ; unstressed /doo, deuh/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do , 2nd do …
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RAISE — I. ˈrāz verb ( raised ; rais·ing ) Etymology: Middle English reisen, raisen, from Old Norse reisa — more at …
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LIFT — I. ˈlift noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lyft Date: before 12th century chiefly Scottish : heavens, sky II. …
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HAND — I. ˈhand noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: …
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FINGER — I. ˈfiŋ-gər noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fingar finger Date: before 12th century …
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DO — I. ˈdü verb ( did ˈdid, dəd ; done ˈdən ; do·ing ˈdü-iŋ ; does ˈdəz) Etymology: Middle English don, …
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RAISE — vt to create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that is, to create it. 2. raise ·vt to give …
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LIFT — vt to live by theft. 2. lift ·noun an exercising machine. 3. lift ·noun a layer of leather in the …
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HAND — noun rate; price. 2. hand ·vi to cooperate. 3. hand ·noun a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 4. hand …
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FINGER — vt to touch lightly; to toy with. 2. finger ·vt to execute, as any delicate work. 3. finger ·vt to …
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DO — noun deed; act; fear. 2. do ·noun a cheat; a swindle. 3. do ·noun ado; bustle; stir; to do. 4. …
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
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LIFT — [lift] n [ME, fr. OE lyft] (bef. 12c) chiefly Scot: heavens, sky [2]lift vb [ME, fr. ON lypta; akin to …
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HAND — [hand] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hant hand] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the terminal part …
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FINGER — [fin.ger] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG fingar finger] (bef. 12c) 1: any of the five terminating members of …
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FINGER — ancient measure of 1/8 yard, or 4 1/2 inches (11.4 cm), used primarily to measure lengths of cloth. The finger …
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LIFT — / lɪft; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb RAISE 1. lift sb/sth (up) to raise sb/sth or be raised …
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HAND — / hænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the part of the …
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FINGER — / ˈfɪŋgə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. one of the four long thin parts that stick out …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIFT — I. lift 1 S2 W2 /lɪft/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: lypta ] …
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HAND — I. hand 1 S1 W1 /hænd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hand , ↑ handful ; …
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FINGER — I. fin ‧ ger 1 S2 W2 /ˈfɪŋɡə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FINGER — n. & v. --n. 1 any of the terminal projections of the hand (including or excluding the thumb). 2 the …
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DO — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAISE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIFT
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HAND — n. & v. n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FINGER — n. & v. n. 1 any of the terminal projections of the hand (including or excluding the thumb). 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DO — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAISE
Oxford English vocab
LIFT
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HAND — n. & v. --n. 1. a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Oxford English vocab
FINGER — n. & v. --n. 1. any of the terminal projections of the hand (including or excluding the thumb). 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
DO — 1. v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1. tr. perform, carry out, achieve, …
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HAND — I. NOUN USES AND PHRASES /hænd/ ( hands) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
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DO — I. AUXILIARY VERB USES /də, STRONG du:/ ( does, doing, did, done) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
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RAISE
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NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
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LIFT — ( lifts, lifting, lifted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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FINGER — ( fingers, fingering, fingered) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your fingers …
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