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
Morrow	['mɔ:rəu]
Yaron	-	Hebrew
Julijana	-	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Hedviga	-	Slovak
RÉMy	re-MEE	French
Sevda	-	Turkish, Azerbaijani