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finger
1. tv. to point someone out; to identify someone (as having done something, been somewhere, etc.). Pete fingered Marty as being the one who arrived first.
2. n. someone who identifies criminals for the police; a police informer. (Underworld.) Taylor has become a finger for the cops.
3. n. an amount of liquor poured into a glass equal to the width of a finger. Britney said she only drank one finger, but the glass was five inches in diameter!
- (one's) finger on the pulse
- (one's) fingers itch
- (one's) little finger told (one) that
- a three-finger salute
- all thumbs
- an itchy trigger finger
- be able to count (someone or something) on the fingers of one hand
- be all fingers and thumbs
- burn (one's) fingers
- burn one's fingers
- burn one's fingers, to
- burn your fingers
- butterfingers
- can count on the fingers of one hand
- catch (one) with (one's) fingers in the till
- count (something) on the fingers of one hand
- count something on the fingers of one hand
- cross (one's) fingers
- cross one's fingers
- cross your fingers
- find (one) with (one's) fingers in the till
- finger
- finger (one) as (someone)
- finger as
- finger in every pie
- finger in every pie, to have a
- finger in the pie
- finger in the pie, have a
- finger itches to, one's/my
- finger someone as someone
- finger wave
- fingers crossed
- Fingers were made before forks
- five-finger discount
- fork the fingers
- get (one's) finger out
- get (one's) fingers burned
- get fingers burned
- get itchy fingers
- get your finger out
- get your fingers burned
- get your fingers burnt
- get/pull your finger out
- give (one) the finger
- give somebody the finger
- give someone the finger
- give someone/something the finger
- give the finger
- green fingers
- hand in the till, with one's
- have (one's) finger in too many pies
- have (one's) finger on the pulse
- have (one's) fingers burned
- have (one's) fingers crossed
- have (one's) fingers in the till
- have (one's) hand in the till
- have (someone) turned around (one's) (little) finger
- have (someone) turned round (one's) (little) finger
- have (someone) twisted around (one's) (little) finger
- have (someone) twisted round (one's) (little) finger
- have (someone) wound around (one's) (little) finger
- have (someone) wound round (one's) (little) finger
- have (someone) wrapped around (one's) (little) finger
- have (someone) wrapped round (one's) (little) finger
- have a finger in every pie
- have a finger in the pie
- have a/(one's) finger in every pie
- have a/(one's) finger in the pie
- have a/(one's) finger on the button
- have butterfingers
- have finger in too many pies
- have green fingers
- have hand in the till
- have itchy fingers
- have sticky fingers
- have your finger on the pulse
- have your fingers in the till
- have your fingers/hand in the till
- have your hand in the till
- have/keep your finger on the pulse
- have/keep your fingers crossed
- itchy fingers
- keep (one's) finger on the pulse
- keep (one's) fingers crossed
- keep finger on the pulse of
- keep fingers crossed
- keep one's fingers crossed, to
- keep your fingers crossed
- ladyfinger
- lay a finger on
- lay a finger on (someone or something)
- lay a finger on somebody
- lay the finger on (one)
- let (someone or something) slip through (one's) fingers
- let slip
- let something slip through your fingers
- lift a finger
- lift a finger, he/she doesn't/won't
- long finger
- not lay a finger on (someone or something)
- not lay a finger on someone
- not lift a finger
- not put (one's) finger on (something)
- not put your finger on something
- on the long finger
- one-finger salute
- pinkie (finger)
- pinky (finger)
- point a/the finger
- point the finger
- point the finger at
- point the finger at (one)
- point the finger at someone
- pull (one's) finger out
- pull my finger
- pull your finger out
- put (one's) finger in the dyke
- put (one's) finger on (something)
- put (one's) stamp on (something)
- put (something) on the long finger
- put finger on
- put one's finger on
- put something on the long finger
- put the finger on
- put the finger on (one)
- put the finger on someone
- put two fingers up at (someone or something)
- put your finger in the dyke
- put your finger on
- put your finger on something
- put/stick two fingers up at somebody
- roll (one's) (finger)prints
- roll a set of (finger)prints
- run (one's) fingers through (one's) hair
- run fingers through hair
- slip through (one's) fingers
- slip through fingers
- slip through one's fingers, to let
- slip through somebody's fingers
- slip through your fingers
- snap (one's) fingers
- snap (one's) fingers at (someone or something)
- snap one's fingers at
- snap your fingers
- stick to (one's) fingers
- stick to fingers
- stick to someone's fingers
- stick two fingers up at (someone or something)
- sticky fingers
- the finger
- the finger of blame
- the finger of responsibility
- the finger of suspicion
- three-finger salute
- tick (something) off on (one's) fingers
- tick something off on your fingers
- turn (someone) around (one's) (little) finger
- turn (someone) round (one's) (little) finger
- twist (someone) around (one's) (little) finger
- twist around little finger
- twist around one's finger
- twist someone around your little finger
- twist/wind around one's little finger, to
- twist/wind/wrap somebody around/round your little finger
- two fingers
- wear (one's) fingers to the bone
- wind (someone) around (one's) (little) finger
- wind (someone) round (one's) (little) finger
- wind around one's finger
- with (one's) fingers in the till
- work (one's) fingers to the bone
- work fingers to the bone
- work one's fingers to the bone
- work one's fingers to the bone, to
- work your fingers to the bone
- wrap (someone) around (one's) (little) finger
- wrap (someone) around (one's) little finger
- wrap (someone) round (one's) (little) finger
- wrapped around (one's) little finger
- your fingers itch