pull your finger out

pull your finger out
pull/get/your finger out british spoken phrase
to start to make more effort
Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym
Main entry: finger

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get, pull, etc. your ˈfinger out idiom
(BrE, informal) used to tell sb to start doing some work or making an effort

You're going to have to pull your finger out if you want to pass this exam.

Main entry:fingeridiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • get your finger out — pull/get/your finger out british spoken phrase to start to make more effort Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: finger * * * get, pull, etc. your ˈfinger out …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pull your finger out! —   If someone tells you to do this, they want you to hurry up …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • get your finger out — get/pull (your) finger out British & Australian, very informal if you tell someone to get their finger out, you mean they should start working hard. You d better pull your finger out, you should have finished this job hours ago …   New idioms dictionary

  • pull finger out — get/pull (your) finger out British & Australian, very informal if you tell someone to get their finger out, you mean they should start working hard. You d better pull your finger out, you should have finished this job hours ago …   New idioms dictionary

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  • get finger out — get/pull (your) finger out British & Australian, very informal if you tell someone to get their finger out, you mean they should start working hard. You d better pull your finger out, you should have finished this job hours ago …   New idioms dictionary

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