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pulling one's finger out

pulling one's finger out is the present participle and gerund of pull one's finger out.

Meaning of pull one's finger out

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To stop wasting time in preliminaries, and concentrate on the important task.
    • You've been sitting there all week. It's time you sorted yourself out and pulled your finger out!
    Synonyms:
    pull finger

Questions about pulling one's finger out

What is pulling one's finger out the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling one's finger out is the present participle and gerund of pull one's finger out.

Words near pulling one's finger out in the dictionary

  1. pulling into
  2. pulling my finger
  3. pulling off
  4. pulling on
  5. pulling one over
  6. pulling one's finger out
  7. pulling one's finger out of one's arse
  8. pulling one's hair out
  9. pulling one's head in
  10. pulling one's own weight
  11. pulling one's pud

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