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pulling one's finger out of one's arse

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

Meaning of pull one's finger out of one's arse

Verb

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

  1. (UK, derogatory, idiomatic, slang, vulgar) Synonym of pull one's finger out

Questions about pulling one's finger out of one's arse

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

Words near pulling one's finger out of one's arse in the dictionary

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

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