not lift a hand to help Idiom

not lift a hand to help

Idiom(s): not lift a finger (to help someone) AND not lift a hand (to help someone)

Theme: HELPFULNESS - LACKING

to do nothing to help someone. (The someone is anyone in the negative.)
• They wouldn't lift a finger to help us.
• Can you imagine that they wouldn't lift a finger?
• Sally refused to lift a hand to help her own sister.

not lift a duke to help

To not do annihilation at all to advice or abetment (someone), usually due to abnegation or unwillingness. (The ambitious almsman can be called afterwards "help.") I am not appropriation a duke to advice until you kids alpha accomplishing your fair allotment of the housework. The government has fabricated it bright that it won't lift a duke to advice us with the battle in the region. He hasn't aerial a duke to advice me back he got here.Learn more: hand, help, lift, not

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not utter a word not up to snuff not take stock in not see past the end of one's nose not see any objection not on your life not on any account not miss a thing not lift a hand to help not know which way to turn not know if one is coming or going not hold a candle to not for love nor money not dry behind the ears no skin off one's nose no problem not know whether to laugh or cry not know whether you are coming or going not know whether you're coming or going not know which end is up not know which way to look not know which way to turn not know which way/where to look not know which way/where to turn not know you are born not know your arse from your elbow not know you're born not know/not be able to tell one end of something from the other not lay a finger on (someone or something) not lay a finger on someone not least not leave (one's) side not leave somebody's side not let (someone) catch (one) (doing something) not let catch doing not let the grass grow beneath (one's) feet not let the grass grow under (one's) feet not let the grass grow under feet not let the grass grow under your feet not lift a finger not lift a hand not lift a hand to help not likely not likely! not long for not long for this world not lose (any) sleep (over someone or something) not lose any sleep over somebody/something not lose any sleep over something not made of money not matter tuppence not matter twopence not mean (one) any harm not mean any offense not mean diddly not mean jack shit not mince matters not mince words not mince your words not miss (something) for love nor money not miss (something) for the world not miss a beat not miss a thing not miss a trick not miss for the world not miss much not move a muscle

not lift a hand to help Idiom