not lift a finger

But the Mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, could not lift a finger to help the city he was first elected to run in 2019.

There were several people who did not lift a finger and blew off their work shifts, forcing other campers to step up and keep things running.

I was told in clear terms that their boss would not lift a finger to support me.

Durbin, of course, also has the power to resist that pressure and not lift a finger.

Pechman pointed out that the officers’ lawyers, while waiting on an appeal, “did not lift a finger to engage in discovery” in the months the appeal was pending.