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had more of something in one's finger than

had more of something in one's finger than is the simple past and past participle of have more of something in one's finger than.

Meaning of have more of something in one's finger than

Verb

have more of something in one's finger than (third-person singular simple present has more of something in one's finger than, present participle having more of something in one's finger than, simple past and past participle had more of something in one's finger than)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic, slang) To possess a particular quality, such as intelligence, skill, or talent, to a vastly greater degree than someone else does.
    • I be like him too; but he had more muscle in his finger than I have from head to heel.1889, Eden Phillpotts, “Folly Tower”, in Belgravia, volume 69, page 207

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Had more of something in one's finger than is the simple past and past participle of have more of something in one's finger than.

Words near had more of something in one's finger than in the dictionary

  1. had mercy
  2. had more chins than a Chinese phone book
  3. had more chins than a Chinese phonebook
  4. had more chins than Chinatown
  5. had more money than God
  6. had more of something in one's finger than
  7. had no business
  8. had no idea
  9. had no time for
  10. had no use for
  11. had none of it

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