thumb hitch a lift イディオム

a lift

energy, a positive feeling, a shot in the arm When I need a lift, I watch Oprah. She makes me feel good.

get a lift

get a ride, catch a ride I can get a lift with Brian. He's driving to Moncton.

give me a lift

give me a happy feeling, cause me to feel better Pat's jokes give me a lift. When I laugh, I feel much better.

lift a finger

help someone, do anything to help Loki is my friend, but he didn't lift a finger when I needed help.

lift a finger (hand)

do something, do one

lift my spirits

cause me to be happy, give me a lift Music will lift our spirits. Let's listen to some Mozart.

lift/raise a finger

do something, do one's share, help Her daughter will never lift a finger to help anyone.

shoplifting

stealing products from a store while you shop He's charged with shoplifting. He stole some cigarettes.

thumb a lift/ride

hitchhike Their car had a flat tire so they thumbed a lift to the nearest gas station.

not lift a finger to help

Idiom(s): not lift a finger (to help someone) AND not lift a hand (to help someone)

Theme: HELPFULNESS - LACKING

to do nothing to help someone. (The someone is anyone in the negative.)
• They wouldn't lift a finger to help us.
• Can you imagine that they wouldn't lift a finger?
• Sally refused to lift a hand to help her own sister.

More Idioms/Phrases

not one's cup of tea not open one's mouth not one iota not move a muscle not miss much not lift a finger to help not let catch not know whether one is coming or going not know where to turn not know the first thing about not know sb from Adam not know from nothing not know enough to come in out of the rain not know beans about