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."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dorine	DAWR-een	English
Alexia	ə-LEK-see-ə (English)	French, English (Modern)
Jyri	YUY-ree	Finnish
Rolande	-	French
Aubert	-	French
Alcmene	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)