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pin down: I can't quite put my finger on the date when we met.<br />

b locate, find, discover, unearth, lay or put one's hands on,<br />

track down, get hold of, come by, acquire; buy, purchase: I was<br />

finally able to put my finger on the book you asked for. c<br />

indicate, identify, point to, pin down, Colloq zero (in) on:<br />

Frank put his finger on the problem at once. 6 (not) lift or<br />

raise (even) a (little) finger. make an attempt or effort,<br />

offer, make a move, contribute, do one's part, do anything or<br />

something: She didn't so much as lift a finger when I needed<br />

her. 7 pull or get one's finger out. get on with it, stop<br />

delaying or procrastinating, Colloq get cracking: He should<br />

have finished by now, and I wish he'd pull his finger out. 8 put<br />

the finger on. accuse, inform on or against, tell or tattle on,<br />

betray, bear witness, Slang snitch or squeal on, peach on:<br />

After Louise put the finger on the kingpin, the cops arrested<br />

him. 9 slip through one's fingers. elude, escape, get away,<br />

vanish, disappear: Despite the cordon round the house, the<br />

fugitive slipped through our fingers. 10 twist or wrap around<br />

one's little finger. control, dominate, lord it over, have under<br />

control, manipulate, manoeuvre, wield power or authority over,<br />

have under one's thumb, have the upper hand over, be master of,<br />

influence, make subservient: She has her father twisted around<br />

her little finger, and can do no wrong in his eyes.<br />

--v. 11 touch, handle, feel; toy or play or fiddle with: He<br />

was quite nervous and kept fingering his tie. 12 identify,<br />

point out, put the finger on: It was too late, the mob had<br />

already fingered Slats for assassination.<br />

finicky adj. 1 finical, fussy, fastidious, critical, difficult,<br />

meticulous, hard to please, (over-)delicate, (over-)dainty,<br />

(over-)particular, over-nice, over-precise, niminy-piminy,<br />

punctilious, (over-)scrupulous, Colloq pernickety or US also<br />

persnickety, choosy, nit-picking, picky: No one can work for<br />

him - he's too finicky. 2 fussy, elaborate, detailed, fine,<br />

delicate: Notice the tiny, finicky engraving on this<br />

watch-case.<br />

finish v. 1 stop, conclude, end, cease: When you have finished<br />

eating, please clear the table. 2 complete, accomplish,<br />

perfect, achieve, carry out, fulfil, consummate, clinch, write<br />

'finis' to, Colloq wrap up: We finished the work on time. 3<br />

Sometimes, finish off. dispose of, dispatch or despatch,

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