lift a finger

短语

尽举手之劳,出一点力

词形变化

lifted a finger lifting a finger lifts a finger 三单 lifts a finger lifting a finger 现在分词 lifted a finger 过去式 lifted a finger 过去分词

别名

raise a finger

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make minimal effort; to help as little as possible.

    比喻

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

  2. 2.

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

    比喻

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

  3. 3.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lift, finger.

词源

Compare Matthew 23:4.

来源：wiktionary