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Korean idiom not lift a finger

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손가락 하나 까딱 않다

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English rendering not lift a finger Literal translation: “not even twitch a finger”

Meaning 1

아무 일도 안 하고 뻔뻔하게 놀고만 있음을 비난조로 이르는 말.

A reproachful expression for brazenly idling without doing any work.

Dictionary example 1

그녀는 모두 제사 준비에 바쁜데도 손가락 하나 까딱 않고 누워 있는 시누이가 그렇게 미울 수가 없었다.

While everyone was busy preparing the ancestral rite, she could scarcely bear the sight of her sister-in-law lying down without lifting a finger.

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“손가락 하나 까딱 않다” — not lift a finger: A reproachful expression for brazenly idling without doing any work.
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