- pull one's finger out Brit.
- pull one's finger out Brit.informalcease prevaricating and start to act.→ finger
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pull one's finger out — ► pull one s finger out Brit. informal cease prevaricating and start to act. Main Entry: ↑finger … English terms dictionary
finger — noun each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the thumb is included). ↘a measure of spirits in a glass, based on the breadth of a finger. verb 1》 touch or feel with the fingers. 2》 (usu. finger someone for)… … English new terms dictionary
finger — [[t]fɪ̱ŋgə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ fingers, fingering, fingered 1) N COUNT Your fingers are the four long thin parts at the end of each hand. → See also light fingered She suddenly held up a small, bony finger and pointed across the room... She ran her… … English dictionary
jump to it — (informal) HURRY UP, get a move on, be quick; informal get cracking, shake a leg, look lively, look sharp, pull one s finger out; Brit. informal get one s skates on, stir one s stumps; N. Amer. informal get a wiggle on; … Useful english dictionary
buckle down — verb work very hard, like a slave • Syn: ↑slave, ↑break one s back, ↑knuckle down • Derivationally related forms: ↑slave (for: ↑slave), ↑slavery ( … Useful english dictionary
twist — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. change the form of by rotating one end and not the other or the two ends in opposite directions. b intr. undergo such a change; take a twisted position (twisted round in his seat). c tr. wrench or pull out of shape with a… … Useful english dictionary
pry — I v 1. inquire, question, query, quiz, ask; examine, interrogate, Inf. grill, cross examine; meddle, interfere, intermeddle, Brit. Dial. mell, interlope; intrude, butt in, U.S. Sl. horn in, obtrude; impose, interpose, intervene; mind other people … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
find — v 1. come upon or across, chance upon, happen upon, light upon, hit upon, stumble on or upon; run into, bump into, fall on or upon, meet with, encounter, experience. 2. earn, win, gain, get, procure, acquire, obtain, reach, attain, succeed. 3.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
stop — verb (stops, stopping, stopped) 1》 come or cause to come to an end. ↘discontinue an action, practice, or habit. 2》 prevent from happening or from doing something. ↘instruct a bank to withhold payment on (a cheque). ↘refuse to supply… … English new terms dictionary
