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. —

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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