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lift a finger against

lift a finger against verb: to threaten, attack, or inflict violence toward someone.

Verb

lift a finger against (third-person singular simple present lifts a finger against, present participle lifting a finger against, simple past and past participle lifted a finger against)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To threaten, attack, or inflict violence toward someone.

Synonyms of lift a finger against

Forms of lift a finger against

third-person singular presentlifts a finger against
present participlelifting a finger against
past participlelifted a finger against
pastlifted a finger against

Questions about lift a finger against

What does lift a finger against mean?
Lift a finger against means to threaten, attack, or inflict violence toward someone.
What part of speech is lift a finger against?
Lift a finger against is a verb.
What is the past tense of lift a finger against?
The past tense of lift a finger against is lifted a finger against.

Words near lift a finger against in the dictionary

  1. LIFs
  2. Lifshitz
  3. Lifshitzes
  4. lift
  5. lift a finger
  6. lift a finger against
  7. lift all boats
  8. lift and separate
  9. lift and shift
  10. lift bridge
  11. lift car

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