pull finger

English

Verb

pull finger (third-person singular simple present pulls finger, present participle pulling finger, simple past and past participle pulled finger)

  1. Synonym of pull one's finger out (“to stop wasting time; to get to work”).
    • 2011, André Brink, Devil's Valley:
      It was time to pull finger, get down to facts.
    • 2012, Owen Marshall, Harlequin Rex:
      Let's pull finger and get this show on the road.
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