縦たての物ものを横よこにもしない

expression

extremely lazy; won't lift a finger

Idiomatic expression describing someone so lazy they won't even turn a vertical object horizontal—i.e., they won't do the simplest task. Often used hyperbolically. Compare with 横の物を縦にもしない, which has the same meaning.

See also: 横の物を縦にもしない

• 彼かれは縦たての物ものを横よこにもしない怠なまけ者ものだ。

  He's so lazy he won't even lift a finger.

• 休やすみの日ひは縦たての物ものを横よこにもしないでゴロゴロしている。

  On my days off, I just laze around without doing a thing.