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have a fine finger

have a fine finger verb: to be exceptionally gifted at a task requiring delicate, expert manual dexterity.

Verb

have a fine finger (third-person singular simple present has a fine finger, present participle having a fine finger, simple past and past participle had a fine finger)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be exceptionally gifted at a task requiring delicate, expert manual dexterity.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To have a refined, natural talent for playing musical instruments.

Forms of have a fine finger

third-person singular presenthas a fine finger
present participlehaving a fine finger
past participlehad a fine finger
pasthad a fine finger

Questions about have a fine finger

What does have a fine finger mean?
Have a fine finger means to be exceptionally gifted at a task requiring delicate, expert manual dexterity.
What part of speech is have a fine finger?
Have a fine finger is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a fine finger?
The past tense of have a fine finger is had a fine finger.

Words near have a fine finger in the dictionary

  1. have a fable for
  2. have a face on
  3. have a fall
  4. have a few
  5. have a few too many
  6. have a fine finger
  7. have a finger in
  8. have a fit
  9. have a foot in both camps
  10. have a foot in the door
  11. have a gas

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