be an [artist/patriot/professional/etc.] to (your) fingertips

be an [artist/patriot/professional/etc.] to (your) fingertips
be an [artist/patriot/professional/etc.] to (your) fingertips if you say that someone is an artist, patriot, professional etc. to their fingertips, you mean that they behave in a way which is completely typical of such a person, and it is the most important part of their character.

Mark, a professional to his fingertips, insisted that we should make proper joints, not simply nail the pieces of wood together.


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  • be an patriot to (your) fingertips — be an [artist/patriot/professional/etc.] to (your) fingertips if you say that someone is an artist, patriot, professional etc. to their fingertips, you mean that they behave in a way which is completely typical of such a person, and it is the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • be an artist to (your) fingertips — be an [artist/patriot/professional/etc.] to (your) fingertips if you say that someone is an artist, patriot, professional etc. to their fingertips, you mean that they behave in a way which is completely typical of such a person, and it is the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • be an professional to (your) fingertips — be an [artist/patriot/professional/etc.] to (your) fingertips if you say that someone is an artist, patriot, professional etc. to their fingertips, you mean that they behave in a way which is completely typical of such a person, and it is the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • to (your) fingertips — be an [artist/patriot/professional/etc.] to (your) fingertips if you say that someone is an artist, patriot, professional etc. to their fingertips, you mean that they behave in a way which is completely typical of such a person, and it is the… …   New idioms dictionary

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