move a muscle
idiom
: to move even the slightest bit
—used in negative statements
Wait here and don't move a muscle.
Nobody moved a muscle.
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Coach Paul Maurice sat in his home with a cat and blanket in his lap, not daring to move a muscle and threaten some karmic change.
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
After 12 hours of playing and chatting about videogames in front of an online audience, Jamie Brausen could barely move a muscle.
—Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2021
Another neurotech approach is to use electromyography (EMG) to record nerve signals elsewhere on the body, or by tracking your intention to move a muscle.
—Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2021
Marilyn has been posing as her twin sister Luann, while the real deal lies in a nearby bed, able to see and hear but unable to move a muscle.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2021
White flinched, but Murphy didn’t move a muscle.
—Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Oct. 2020
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
After 12 hours of playing and chatting about videogames in front of an online audience, Jamie Brausen could barely move a muscle.
—Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2021
Another neurotech approach is to use electromyography (EMG) to record nerve signals elsewhere on the body, or by tracking your intention to move a muscle.
—Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2021
Marilyn has been posing as her twin sister Luann, while the real deal lies in a nearby bed, able to see and hear but unable to move a muscle.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2021
White flinched, but Murphy didn’t move a muscle.
—Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Oct. 2020
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