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put on the long finger

put on the long finger verb: to delay, postpone or procrastinate something.

Verb

put on the long finger (third-person singular simple present puts on the long finger, present participle putting on the long finger, simple past and past participle put on the long finger)

  1. (Ireland, idiomatic, informal) To delay, postpone or procrastinate something.

Forms of put on the long finger

third-person singular presentputs on the long finger
present participleputting on the long finger
past participleput on the long finger
pastput on the long finger

Questions about put on the long finger

What does put on the long finger mean?
Put on the long finger means to delay, postpone or procrastinate something.
What part of speech is put on the long finger?
Put on the long finger is a verb.
What is the past tense of put on the long finger?
The past tense of put on the long finger is put on the long finger.

Words near put on the long finger in the dictionary

  1. put on one's trousers one leg at a time
  2. put on the block
  3. put on the brakes
  4. put on the dog
  5. put on the kibosh
  6. put on the long finger
  7. put on the map
  8. put on the pounds
  9. put on the red light
  10. put on the ritz
  11. put on the spot

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