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pulls one's finger out

pulls one's finger out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pulls one's finger out

What is pulls one's finger out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pulls one's finger out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pull one's finger out.

Words near pulls one's finger out in the dictionary

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

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