Not Lift A Finger/hand (to Help Someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Not Lift A Finger/hand (to Help Someone) Idiom mean?

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not lift a finger/hand (to help someone) What does not lift a finger/hand (to help someone) mean?	to do nothing to help someone	The girl will not lift a finger to help her mother.
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big fish in a small pond What does "big fish in a small pond" mean?	an important person in a less important place	The woman was a big fish in a small pond when she moved to the small town.
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Not Lift A Finger/hand (to Help Someone) Idiom