get finger out

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.


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  • 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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 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 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 one's finger out — verb a) To free ones finger. b) To proceed with the matter in hand …   Wiktionary

  • 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

  • finger out, get (pull or take) one's —  Work harder or faster. Begin to work. Move more quickly. Buckle to …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • finger — [[t]fɪ̱ŋgə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ fingers, fingering, fingered 1) N COUNT Your fingers are the four long thin parts at the end of each hand. → See also light fingered She suddenly held up a small, bony finger and pointed across the room... She ran her… …   English dictionary

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