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pulse
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have your finger on the pulse
to be familiar with the most recent developments. Whoever designed the new model obviously had their finger on the pulse - it's precisely the sort of computer everyone's been waiting for.
See also: finger

keep your finger on the pulse

have your finger on the pulse - to be familiar with the most recent developments. As editor of a fashion magazine, she keeps her finger firmly on the pulse of the London scene.
See also: finger, keep

quicken your/the pulse

to make someone excited or interested. There's nothing in this book to quicken the pulse.

your finger on the pulse (of something)
knowledge of what is happening now in a particular area. They've got their finger on the pulse of popular culture in Latvia.
See also: finger

quicken the pulse

to cause excitement or interest. There's nothing in this book to quicken the pulse.

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