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Bandera de España

/no dar oon PAH-lo al AH-gwah/

To not lift a finger, to be utterly and completely lazy — not even doing the bare minimum. In Spain not giving a stick to the water is the definitive description of someone who refuses to work.

Example

"He hasn't done a thing all week."

"She doesn't lift a finger at home — everything falls on everyone else."

Regional synonyms:

Fingir que no sabes o no te diste cuenta de algo para evitar responsabilidades. Es el arte mexicano de hacerse el desentendido, especialmente cuando te conviene no haber visto nada.