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📖 Определения и значения для слова finger

📒 one of the four long thin parts that stick out from the hand (or five, if the thumb is included)

  • She ran her fingers through her hair.
  • Hold the material between finger and thumb.
  • He was about to speak but she raised a finger to her lips.

📒 having the type of fingers mentioned; having or using the number of fingers mentioned

  • long-fingered
  • nimble-fingered
  • a four-fingered chord

📒 the part of a glove that covers the finger

📒 a long narrow piece of bread, cake, land, etc.

  • chocolate fingers
  • finger of something a finger of toast
  • a narrow finger of land pointing out into the sea

📒 used to say that the total number of somebody/something is very small

  • She could count on the fingers of one hand the people she actually enjoyed being with.
  • Although she knew lots of people, she could count her friends on the fingers of one hand.

📒 to be awkward with your hands so that you drop things or are unable to do something

📒 to suffer as a result of doing something without realizing the possible bad results, especially in business

  • He got his fingers badly burnt dabbling in the stock market.

📒 to hope that your plans will be successful (sometimes putting one finger across another as a sign of hoping for good luck)

  • I'm crossing my fingers that my proposal will be accepted.
  • Keep your fingers crossed!

📒 used to refer to an estimate or method of doing something that is not very accurate or scientific and partly based on guessing

  • It isn’t an exact science—it’s a kind of finger in the air thing.
  • ‘It’s all a bit finger in the air,’ admitted a spokesman.

📒 if the finger of blame/suspicion points or is pointed at somebody, they are suspected of having committed a crime, being responsible for something, etc.

  • The inquiry pointed the finger of blame at the driver of the crashed coach.
  • The finger of suspicion was pointed at the chicken served for lunch.

📒 used to tell somebody to start doing some work or making an effort

  • You're going to have to pull your finger out if you want to pass this exam.

📒 to raise your middle finger in the air with the back part of your hand facing somebody, done to be rude to somebody or to show them that you are angry

📒 to be involved in a lot of different activities and have influence over them, especially when other people think that this is annoying

📒 to always be aware of the most recent developments in a particular situation

📒 to be stealing money from the place where you work

📒 to be likely to steal something

📒 to touch somebody with the intention of hurting them physically

  • I never laid a finger on her.
  • If you lay a finger on me, I’ll call the police.

📒 to miss or fail to use an opportunity

  • Don't let the chance to work abroad slip through your fingers.

📒 to do nothing to help somebody

  • The children never lift a finger to help around the house.

📒 to accuse somebody of doing something

  • The article points an accusing finger at the authorities.

📒 to (not) be able to identify what is wrong or different about a particular situation

  • There was something odd about him but I couldn't put my finger on it.
  • You've put your finger on something there—we'll need to investigate that.

📒 to form the shape of a V with the two fingers nearest your thumb and raise your hand in the air with the back part of it facing somebody, done to be rude to them or to show them that you are angry

  • She enjoys sticking two fingers up to convention.

📒 to make a sharp noise by moving your second or third finger quickly against your thumb, to attract somebody’s attention, or to mark the beat of music, for example

  • He snapped his fingers for the waiter.
  • She only has to snap her fingers and her assistant comes running.

📒 to work very hard

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