finger (redirected from put on the long finger)

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be all fingers and thumbs burn your fingers can count something on the fingers of one hand catch someone with their fingers/hand in the till cross your fingers a finger in every pie your finger on the pulse (of something) fingers crossed get/pull your finger out give someone the finger have a finger in every pie

have a finger in the pie have a/your finger on the button have your finger on the pulse have your fingers/hand in the till have green fingers have sticky fingers keep your finger on the pulse lay a finger on someone/something lay a finger on someone let someone slip through your fingers let something slip through your fingers

not lift a finger not lift a finger point the finger at someone put your finger on something put the finger on someone put/stick two fingers up at someone/something slip through your fingers twist/wrap someone around/round your little finger wear/work your fingers to the bone