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
Nanook	-	Native American, Inuit
Adjoa	-	Western African, Akan
Amnon	-	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Nico	NEE-ko (Italian, Dutch, Spanish)	Italian, Dutch, German, Spanish, Portuguese
Alasdair	-	Scottish
Cletis	KLEE-tis	English (Rare)