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Discover LudwigThe phrase "lifting a finger" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is a common idiom that means to make an effort or take action. Example: Despite being the manager, she never lifts a finger to help her team when they are swamped with work.
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lifting a finger
verb
Present participle of lift a finger
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"Was I to see my father ruined and disgraced without lifting a finger to help him?.
A Deng can live a comfortable life on that without lifting a finger.
He blasts the Bosnian government for not lifting a finger to save the town.
When they are not lifting a finger to raise any wages across the state?
Calls can be answered without lifting a finger by verbally responding, "O.K".
"Was I to see my father ruined and disgraced without lifting a finger to help him?..
With Touchless Control you can check the weather, get directions, or do just about anything without lifting a finger".
Of course, not everything in iPhoto needs explaining, and lots of neat stuff happens without your even lifting a finger.
Only more recently, however, has it become possible to pay each bill every month without lifting a finger.
"So you can boss your house around," Mr. Brier said, "turning on lights or opening drapes without lifting a finger".
Now, can you imagine Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader and a Republican from Kentucky, lifting a finger to similarly assist President Obama?
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