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Korean idiom Not lift a finger

Idioms linked to “손-톱01” · Linked dictionary word

손톱 하나 까딱하지 않다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 손톱 하나 까딱하지 않다
  • 손톱 하나 까딱하지 않다

English rendering Not lift a finger Literal translation: “Not twitch even one fingernail”

Meaning 1

아무 일도 안 하고 뻔뻔하게 놀고만 있음을 비난조로 이르는 말.

Critically express that someone brazenly idles without doing anything.

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“손톱 하나 까딱하지 않다” — Not lift a finger: Critically express that someone brazenly idles without doing anything.
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