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
Noy-Hebrew
Camilluskə-MIL-əs (English)Ancient Roman
GerritKHER-rit (Dutch)Dutch, Frisian
Avrum-Yiddish
HedyHE-dee (German), HAY-dee (Dutch)German, Dutch
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