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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
pull one's finger on en · VERB
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(empty-gloss, idiomatic, no-gloss, rare, slang) (slang, idiomatic, rare)
In Lincoln's “autobiography”, Abe recalled his recollection of shooting a wild turkey through a crack in the cabin wall and was apparently troubled by the creature's violent demise and “never since 'pulled a finger on any larger game."
2015, Charles H. Coleman, Thomas Lincoln, Father of the Sixteenth President, page 35:I would talk to you . ... ] .I will show you the right way. I will not pull a finger on a child. ( Interview 29)
2022, Hendrik Quest, Tracing Gender Practices After Armed Conflicts, At Peace with Masculinities?, page 109:"Sorry," I replied. "But it's like I said, Jake, he pulled a finger on me."
2016, R. W. Stone, Badman’s Pass:Jeesh, I didn't think you'd have the moxshi to pull a finger on me. I like your shtyll , kiddo. You can join up wid me any time."
1998, Randall Beth Platt, The Cornerstone, A Novel, page 173:
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