Lift A Finger Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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lift a finger What does lift a finger mean?	to help as little as possible (usually used in the negative)	My niece will never lift a finger to help anyone.
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roll in What does "roll in" mean?	to arrive in great numbers or quantity	The money has been rolling in since we started the new franchise.

face value What does "face value" mean?	the value or price printed on a stamp/bond/paper money etc.	I sold the postage stamps at their face value.
acid What does "acid" mean?	lysergic acid diethylamide.	Have you ever dropped acid?
Dressed to the nines What does "Dressed to the nines" mean?	Dressed flamboyantly, dressed well.	New years eve is the one day of the year when people like to go out dressed to the nines. Common lore has it that a tailor making a high quality suit uses more fabric. The best suits are made from nine yards of fabric. This may seem like a lot but a proper suit does indeed take nine yards of fabric. This is because a good suit has all the fabric cut in the same direction with the warp, or long strands of thread, parallel with the vertical line of the suit. This causes a great amount of waste in suit making, but if you want to go "dressed to the nines", you must pay for such waste.
Take a straw poll What does "Take a straw poll" mean?	If you take a straw poll, you sound a number of people out to see their opinions on an issue or topic.
Gone pear-shaped What does "Gone pear-shaped" mean?	(UK) If things have gone pear-shaped they have either gone wrong or produced an unexpected and unwanted result.
mark up (something) What does "mark up (something)" mean?	mess something up with marks	The child marked up the new table that her parents had just bought.

talk until one is blue in the face What does "talk until one is blue in the face" mean?	to talk until one is exhausted	I talked until I was blue in the face but my friend would still not change his mind.
frighten (someone) out of his or her wits What does "frighten (someone) out of his or her wits" mean?	to frighten someone severely	The little boy was frightened out of his wits by the big dog.
tipple What does "tipple" mean?	alcoholic drink such as beer, wine, or liquor.	My favorite tipple? A bit of cognac.
pitch it What does "pitch it" mean?	discard it; get rid of it
Don't give up the day job What does "Don't give up the day job" mean?	This idiom is used a way of telling something that they do something badly.

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Lift A Finger Idiom