long finger

A?state?of?postponement?or?procrastination.?(Used?especially?in?the?phrase?"put?something?on the?long?finger.") Primarily heard in Ireland. It looks like increased funding for education has been left on the long finger by the Dáil yet again. I've been meaning to send in my college applications, but I keep putting it on the long finger.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
WisŁAw	VEE-swahf	Polish
Duffy	['dʌfi]
Kevork	-	Armenian
Honora	-	Irish, English
Vitaly	vee-TAH-lee (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian
Conroy	['kɔnrɔi]