not move a muscle

Idioms  

1. see move a muscle

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Example Sentences

And when the old Anfield songbook was dusted off in his honour early on, Gerrard did not move a muscle, standing drenched in a dark overcoat focussing fiercely on the action in front of him.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2021

That night as I lay in my hotel bed, I did not move a muscle.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2012

He was a big guy, and I was frozen with fear and intimidation; I could not move a muscle.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2012

A lot of models will not move a muscle for a cheap dress.

From Time Magazine Archive

You could go into a cupboard, close the door tight and not move a muscle, you just knew Miss Emily’s footsteps would stop outside and her voice would say: “All right. Out you come.”

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro