If Europe has its own nuclear deterrent, whose finger would be on the button?
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
have your finger on the button — have a/(your) finger on the button to be the person who controls the nuclear weapons (= weapons that use power made by dividing atoms) that a country has and decides whether to fire them. If Europe has its own nuclear deterrent, whose finger… … New idioms dictionary
have finger on the button — have a/(your) finger on the button to be the person who controls the nuclear weapons (= weapons that use power made by dividing atoms) that a country has and decides whether to fire them. If Europe has its own nuclear deterrent, whose finger… … New idioms dictionary
have one's finger on the button — To be poised for action • • • Main Entry: ↑button … Useful english dictionary
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