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
Dimitrije-Serbian
Agilulf-Ancient Germanic
WimVIM (Dutch), WIM (Dutch)Dutch, German
GinnyJIN-eeEnglish
AndrÉSahn-DRES (Spanish)Spanish, Icelandic
Bailliff['beilif]