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pull finger

pull finger verb: synonym of pull one's finger out (“to stop wasting time; to get to work”).

Verb

pull finger (third-person singular simple present pulls finger, present participle pulling finger, simple past and past participle pulled finger)

  1. Synonym of pull one's finger out (“to stop wasting time; to get to work”).
    • It was time to pull finger, get down to facts.2011, André Brink, Devil's Valley
    • Let's pull finger and get this show on the road.2012, Owen Marshall, Harlequin Rex

Synonyms of pull finger

Forms of pull finger

third-person singular presentpulls finger
present participlepulling finger
past participlepulled finger
pastpulled finger

Questions about pull finger

What does pull finger mean?
Pull finger means synonym of pull one's finger out (“to stop wasting time; to get to work”).
What part of speech is pull finger?
Pull finger is a verb.
What is the past tense of pull finger?
The past tense of pull finger is pulled finger.

Words near pull finger in the dictionary

  1. pull down the curtain
  2. pull effect
  3. pull faces
  4. pull factor
  5. pull factors
  6. pull finger
  7. pull for
  8. pull from the fire
  9. pull hitter
  10. pull hitters
  11. pull in

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