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
Dijana	dee-YAH-nah (Croatian), DEE-yah-nah (Croatian)	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Miina	MEE:-nah	Finnish
Pua	-	Hawaiian
Boban	-	Serbian, Macedonian
Sextilius	-	Ancient Roman
MiĶElis	-	Latvian