get your finger out

get your finger out
get/pull (your) finger out British & Australian, very informal if you tell someone to get their finger out, you mean they should start working hard.

You'd better pull your finger out, you should have finished this job hours ago.


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  • get your finger out — pull/get/your finger out british spoken phrase to start to make more effort Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: finger * * * get, pull, etc. your ˈfinger out …   Useful english dictionary

  • pull your finger out — pull/get/your finger out british spoken phrase to start to make more effort Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: finger * * * get, pull, etc. your ˈfinger out …   Useful english dictionary

  • pull your finger out! — (UK) If someone tells you to do this, they want you to hurry up. ( Get your finger out is also used.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • pull your finger out! — (UK)    If someone tells you to do this, they want you to hurry up. ( Get your finger out is also used.)   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • pull your finger out — get/pull (your) finger out British & Australian, very informal if you tell someone to get their finger out, you mean they should start working hard. You d better pull your finger out, you should have finished this job hours ago …   New idioms dictionary

  • get finger out — get/pull (your) finger out British & Australian, very informal if you tell someone to get their finger out, you mean they should start working hard. You d better pull your finger out, you should have finished this job hours ago …   New idioms dictionary

  • pull finger out — get/pull (your) finger out British & Australian, very informal if you tell someone to get their finger out, you mean they should start working hard. You d better pull your finger out, you should have finished this job hours ago …   New idioms dictionary

  • finger — fin|ger1 W2S2 [ˈfıŋgə US ər] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(part of your hand)¦ 2 cross your fingers 3 not lift/raise a finger 4 put your finger on something 5 not lay a finger on somebody 6 have/keep your finger on the pulse (of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • finger — 1 noun (C) 1 PART OF YOUR HAND one of the four long thin parts on your hand, not including your thumb: She let sand run through her fingers. | Tim ran his finger along the windowsill. see also: index finger, little finger, middle finger, ring… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • finger — I UK [ˈfɪŋɡə(r)] / US [ˈfɪŋɡər] noun [countable] Word forms finger : singular finger plural fingers *** 1) a) your fingers are the long thin parts on the end of your hands He had long bony fingers. She ran her fingers over the smooth wood. b) the …   English dictionary

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