to lay (put) one's finger on

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• put\ one's\ finger\ on — • put one s finger on • lay one s finger on v. phr. To find exactly. The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit. We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short… …   Словарь американских идиом

• put one's finger on — also[lay one s finger on] {v. phr.} To find exactly. * /The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit./ * /We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• put one's finger on — also[lay one s finger on] {v. phr.} To find exactly. * /The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit./ * /We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• lay\ one's\ finger\ on — • put one s finger on • lay one s finger on v. phr. To find exactly. The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit. We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short… …   Словарь американских идиом

• lay one's finger on — See: PUT ONE S FINGER ON …   Dictionary of American idioms

• lay one's finger on — See: PUT ONE S FINGER ON …   Dictionary of American idioms

• put\ one's\ hands\ on — • lay one s hands on • get one s hands on • put one s hands on v. phr. 1. To seize in order to punish or treat roughly. If I ever lay my hands on that boy he ll be sorry. Compare: lay a finger on 2. To get possession of. He was unable to lay his… …   Словарь американских идиом

• finger — ► NOUN 1) each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the thumb is included). 2) a measure of liquor in a glass, based on the breadth of a finger. 3) an object with the long, narrow shape of a finger. ► VERB 1)… …   English terms dictionary

• finger — fingerer, n. fingerless, adj. /fing geuhr/, n. 1. any of the terminal members of the hand, esp. one other than the thumb. 2. a part of a glove made to receive a finger. 3. the breadth of a finger as a unit of measurement; digit. 4. the length of… …   Universalium

• finger — /ˈfɪŋgə/ (say fingguh) noun 1. any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb. 2. a part of a glove made to receive a finger. 3. the breadth of a finger as a unit of length; digit. 4. the length of a finger, 12 cm,… …  

• finger — n 1. digit, pointer, arrow, index. 2. have a finger in meddle in or with, stick or poke one s nose in, have a hand in, get involved in; snoop, pry, nose; tamper with, monkey with, mess around with. 3. keep one’s fingers crossed wish for good luck …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder