의미: airlift

air·lift n.

1 공수(空輸) (작전); 항공 보급(로), 공수 물자[인원]

2 (액체를 퍼올리는) 공기 펌프(=ś pùmp)
━ vt. 항공 보급하다, 공수하다

thank you for the lift 관용구

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.