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had one's finger on the pulse

had one's finger on the pulse is the simple past and past participle of have one's finger on the pulse.

Meaning of have one's finger on the pulse

Verb

have one's finger on the pulse (third-person singular simple present has one's finger on the pulse, present participle having one's finger on the pulse, simple past and past participle had one's finger on the pulse)

  1. (intransitive) To understand (something) well.
    • The marketing firm I use has its finger on the consumers' pulse.

Questions about had one's finger on the pulse

What is had one's finger on the pulse the simple past and past participle of?
Had one's finger on the pulse is the simple past and past participle of have one's finger on the pulse.

Words near had one's finger on the pulse in the dictionary

  1. had one's ears lowered
  2. had one's ears on
  3. had one's ears pinned back
  4. had one's eye on
  5. had one's fill
  6. had one's finger on the pulse
  7. had one's finger on the trigger
  8. had one's fingers all thumbs
  9. had one's fingers in many pies
  10. had one's fingers in the till
  11. had one's fingers on the pulse

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