keep finger on the pulse of

keep one's finger on the pulse of something

Fig. to monitor the current state of something frequently. I have to keep my finger on the pulse of the city if I want to be a good reporter. It is hard to keep your finger on the pulse of Washington, D.C., but a U.S. senator must do it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Raimundo	-	Spanish, Portuguese
Aditi	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada
Paula	POW-lah (German, Finnish, Spanish, Polish, Croatian), PAWL-ə (English), POW-lə (Portuguese), PAW-oo-law (Hungarian)	German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish,
Quintinus	-	Ancient Roman
Violet	['vaiəlit]
Ramirus	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)