get (one's) finger out



get (one's) finger out

slang To work harder; to stop dawdling. Primarily heard in UK. Come on, man, pull your finger out and get some research done today! A: "Did you finish your paper?" B: "Yeah, I finally pulled my finger out and got it done."
See also: finger, get, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Manda-Croatian, Serbian
Bonifacybaw-nee-FAH-tsiPolish
Llora-Catalan
Aidaah-EE-də (English)Arabic, Literature
Kumara-Hinduism
Taniel-Armenian