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move a muscle
Idioms and Phrases
Bestir oneself even slightly. This idiom is usually put negatively, either with implied criticism, as in She won't move a muscle to help get dinner , or not, as in When I saw the deer, I stayed quite still, not daring to move a muscle . It was first recorded in 1889.Example Sentences
I’ve been here for a while and I haven’t seen it move a muscle.
Brain-computer interface devices work by recording brain activities associated with a function, such as speech or movement, and use them to control an external device without having to move a muscle.
He started walking, but Brooklyn didn’t move a muscle.
He tried not to move a muscle, but a moment later he heard a bang and the sound of glass exploding.
Rest assured, you are not required to move a muscle while listening to it.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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