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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.

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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.