give the finger

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give someone the finger (American, very informal)

to make an offensive sign at someone by raising your middle finger towards them. When the kids were told to leave the store, they gave the manager the finger and ran off.

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Instead, start from the surface of the keys and give the fingers an energetic bounce out. The key to the pianist's world by Tabachnick, Sandy Rucker / American Music Teacher There's a point to civility, of course, and I know this because I lived for many years in a land untouched by etiquette in any form--not New York, New York, as you may imagine, but Long Island, New York, where one is considered remiss for failing to give the finger to any motorist one happens to pass. The Civility Glut by Ehrenreich, Barbara / The Progressive More results

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Instead, start from the surface of the keys and give the fingers an energetic bounce out.

The key to the pianist's world by Tabachnick, Sandy Rucker / American Music Teacher

There's a point to civility, of course, and I know this because I lived for many years in a land untouched by etiquette in any form--not New York, New York, as you may imagine, but Long Island, New York, where one is considered remiss for failing to give the finger to any motorist one happens to pass.

The Civility Glut by Ehrenreich, Barbara / The Progressive

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