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pin down: I can't quite put my finger on the date when we met.
b locate, find, discover, unearth, lay or put one's hands on,
track down, get hold of, come by, acquire; buy, purchase: I was
finally able to put my finger on the book you asked for. c
indicate, identify, point to, pin down, Colloq zero (in) on:
Frank put his finger on the problem at once. 6 (not) lift or
raise (even) a (little) finger. make an attempt or effort,
offer, make a move, contribute, do one's part, do anything or
something: She didn't so much as lift a finger when I needed
her. 7 pull or get one's finger out. get on with it, stop
delaying or procrastinating, Colloq get cracking: He should
have finished by now, and I wish he'd pull his finger out. 8 put
the finger on. accuse, inform on or against, tell or tattle on,
betray, bear witness, Slang snitch or squeal on, peach on:
After Louise put the finger on the kingpin, the cops arrested
him. 9 slip through one's fingers. elude, escape, get away,
vanish, disappear: Despite the cordon round the house, the
fugitive slipped through our fingers. 10 twist or wrap around
one's little finger. control, dominate, lord it over, have under
control, manipulate, manoeuvre, wield power or authority over,
have under one's thumb, have the upper hand over, be master of,
influence, make subservient: She has her father twisted around
her little finger, and can do no wrong in his eyes.
--v. 11 touch, handle, feel; toy or play or fiddle with: He
was quite nervous and kept fingering his tie. 12 identify,
point out, put the finger on: It was too late, the mob had
already fingered Slats for assassination.
finicky adj. 1 finical, fussy, fastidious, critical, difficult,
meticulous, hard to please, (over-)delicate, (over-)dainty,
(over-)particular, over-nice, over-precise, niminy-piminy,
punctilious, (over-)scrupulous, Colloq pernickety or US also
persnickety, choosy, nit-picking, picky: No one can work for
him - he's too finicky. 2 fussy, elaborate, detailed, fine,
delicate: Notice the tiny, finicky engraving on this
watch-case.
finish v. 1 stop, conclude, end, cease: When you have finished
eating, please clear the table. 2 complete, accomplish,
perfect, achieve, carry out, fulfil, consummate, clinch, write
'finis' to, Colloq wrap up: We finished the work on time. 3
Sometimes, finish off. dispose of, dispatch or despatch,