be a (something) to (one's) fingertips



be a (something) to (one's) fingertips

To be a particular thing to the utmost degree. Oh, I'm a student to my fingertips—that's why I'm now pursuing a doctorate.
See also: fingertip

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Orna (2)-Hebrew
Raffaello-Italian
AljaŽ-Slovene
Rohit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali
SylviSUYL-vee (Finnish)Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
Shad (2)SHADEnglish