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have more of something in one's finger than

have more of something in one's finger than verb: to possess a particular quality, such as intelligence, skill, or talent, to a vastly greater degree than someone else does.

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
    • you must despise your wedded wife, that has more brains in her finger than you have in all your great long useless carcase1895, Charles Reade, The Complete Writings of Charles Reade, Volume 7, page 255

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

third-person singular presenthas more of something in one's finger than
present participlehaving more of something in one's finger than
past participlehad more of something in one's finger than
pasthad more of something in one's finger than

Questions about have more of something in one's finger than

What does have more of something in one's finger than mean?
Have more of something in one's finger than means to possess a particular quality, such as intelligence, skill, or talent, to a vastly greater degree than someone else does.
What part of speech is have more of something in one's finger than?
Have more of something in one's finger than is a verb.
What is the past tense of have more of something in one's finger than?
The past tense of have more of something in one's finger than is had more of something in one's finger than.

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

  1. have mercy
  2. have more chins than a Chinese phone book
  3. have more chins than a Chinese phonebook
  4. have more chins than Chinatown
  5. have more money than God
  6. have more of something in one's finger than
  7. have no business
  8. have no fear of ice cold beer
  9. have no idea
  10. have no right
  11. have no time for

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