butter-fingered /'bʌtə,fiɳgəd/give (one) the finger Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
at your fingertips
butter fingers
can't put my finger on it
fickle finger of fate
finger
finger in the pie
fucked by the fickle finger of fate
get fingered
get the finger (get the bird)
have sticky fingers
keep one's finger's crossed
lay a finger on
lift a finger
lift a finger (hand)
lift/raise a finger
put my finger on it
put one's fingers on something
sticky fingers
the fickle finger of fate
work my fingers to the bone
wrap around his finger
finger on the trigger
put one's finger on
The engineers couldn't put their fingers on the reason for the rocket's failure to orbit．工程师们查不出火箭没能进入轨道的原因。
slip through one's fingers
Mike earns a good wage， but he doesn't save a penny． Money just slips through his fingers．迈克收入不错，但他不存一分钱，钱都被他花掉了。
The opportunity will slip through your fingers if you do not seize it．这个机会你不抓住的话，就会错过的。
snap one's fingers at
Don't snap your fingers at his proposal；I think it at least merits our consideration．不要小看他的建议，我认为至少值得我们考虑考虑。
John snapped his fingers at the sign that said″ Don't enter″， and he went into the door．约翰漠视“不准进入”的牌子，进去了。
work one's fingers to the bone
Idiom(s): work one's fingers to the boneTheme: EFFORT
to work very hard.
• I worked my fingers to the bone so you children could have everything you needed. Now look at the way you treat me!
• I spent the day working my fingers to the bone, and now I want to relax.
twist sb around one's little finger
Idiom(s): twist sb around one's little fingerTheme: MANIPULATION
to manipulate and control someone.
• Bob really fell for Jane. She can twist him around her little finger.
• Billy's mother has twisted him around her little finger. He's very dependent on her.
put the finger on
Idiom(s): put the finger on someone AND lay the finger on someoneTheme: IDENTIFICATION
to accuse someone; to identify someone as the one who did something. (Slang.)
• Tom put the finger on John, and John is really mad.
• He'd better not lay the finger on me. I didn't do it.
point the finger at
Idiom(s): point the finger at sbTheme: BLAME
to blame someone; to identify someone as the guilty person.
• Don't point the finger at me! I didn't take the money.
• The manager refused to point the finger at anyone in particular and said that everyone was sometimes guilty of being late.
not lift a finger to help
Idiom(s): not lift a finger (to help someone) AND not lift a hand (to help someone)Theme: HELPFULNESS - LACKING
to do nothing to help someone. (The someone is anyone in the negative.)
• They wouldn't lift a finger to help us.
• Can you imagine that they wouldn't lift a finger?
• Sally refused to lift a hand to help her own sister.
keep one's fingers crossed for
Idiom(s): keep one's fingers crossed (for someone or something) AND cross one's fingersTheme: HOPE
to wish for luck for someone or something, often by crossing one's fingers; to hope for a good outcome for someone or something.
• I hope you win the race Saturday. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.
• I'm trying out for a play. Keep your fingers crossed!
have sth at one's fingertips
Idiom(s): have something at one's fingertips AND have something at handTheme: PROXIMITY
to have something within (one's) reach. (Have can be replaced with keep.)
• I have a dictionary at my fingertips.
• I try to have everything I need at hand.
• I keep my medicine at my fingertips.
have a finger in the pie
Idiom(s): have a finger in the pie AND have one's finger in the pieTheme: INVOLVEMENT
to have a role in something; to be involved in something.
• Tess wants to have a finger in the pie. She doesn't think we can do it by ourselves.
• Sally always wants to have a finger in the pie.
get one's fingers burned
Idiom(s): get one's fingers burnedTheme: EXPERIENCE
to have a bad experience.
• I had my fingers burned the last time I did this.
• I tried that once before and got my fingers burned. I wont try it again.
• If you go swimming and get your fingers burned, you wont want to swim again.
lay the finger on
Idiom(s): put the finger on someone AND lay the finger on someoneTheme: IDENTIFICATION
to accuse someone; to identify someone as the one who did something. (Slang.)
• Tom put the finger on John, and John is really mad.
• He'd better not lay the finger on me. I didn't do it.
have one's finger in the pie
Idiom(s): have a finger in the pie AND have one's finger in the pieTheme: INVOLVEMENT
to have a role in something; to be involved in something.
• Tess wants to have a finger in the pie. She doesn't think we can do it by ourselves.
• Sally always wants to have a finger in the pie.
cross one's fingers
Idiom(s): keep one's fingers crossed (for someone or something) AND cross one's fingersTheme: HOPE
to wish for luck for someone or something, often by crossing one's fingers; to hope for a good outcome for someone or something.
• I hope you win the race Saturday. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.
• I'm trying out for a play. Keep your fingers crossed!
All fingers and thumbs
If you're all fingers and thumbs, you are too excited or clumsy to do something properly that requires manual dexterity. 'All thumbs' is an alternative form of the idiom.Burn your fingers
If you burn your fingers, you suffer a loss or something unpleasant as the result of something you did, making you less likely to do it again.Butterfingers
Someone who has butterfingers is clumsy and drops things.Fingers and thumbs
If you are all fingers and thumbs, you are being clumsy and not very skilled with your hands.Green fingers
(UK) Someone with green fingers has a talent for gardening.Keep your fingers crossed
If you are keeping your fingers crossed, you are hoping for a positive outcome.Point the finger
When you point the finger at someone, you are accusing and blaming them for something.Pull your finger out!
(UK) If someone tells you to do this, they want you to hurry up. ('Get your finger out' is also used.)Work your fingers to the bone
If you work your fingers to the bone, you work extremely hard on something.Cross Your Fingers
To hope that something happens the way you want it to.Finger lickin' good
A very tasty food or meal.have your fingers in every pie
be involved in many different things: "You can't do anything without him knowing - he has his fingers in every pie."act of God|God|act|fate|fickle finger|fickle finge
n. An occurrence (usually some sort of catastrophe) for which the people affected are not responsible; said of earthquakes, floods, etc. Hurricane Andrew destroyed many houses in Florida, but some types of insurance did not compensate the victims, claiming that the hurricane was an act of God. See: FICKLE FINGER OF FATE.give (one) the finger
1. To accession the average feel (a abrupt action of acrimony or displeasure) at one. What are you giving me the feel for, I didn't alike say annihilation insulting! I gave my brother the feel afterwards he said that he'd never apparent a worse basketball amateur than me.2. To amusement one ailing or affectation antipathy for one. Making us sit in the actual aback row is basically his way of giving us the finger.Learn more: finger, givegive someone the finger
1. Fig. to affectation the average feel cocked as a assurance of derision. (The action is cheeky and offensive. Learn added cast addition off, cast addition the bird.) Did one of you guys accord Ted the finger? Somebody gave the cop the finger.
2. Fig. Inf. to abuse someone; to insult someone. You've been giving me the feel anytime aback I started alive here. What's wrong? I'm annoyed of everybody giving me the feel about actuality aloof because I'm new.Learn more: finger, give
give the finger
Make an atrocious action by closing one's anchor and extending one's average feel upward, about interpreted as fuck you. For example, Herb has a alarming addiction of giving the feel to motorists who cut in advanced of him. Although from about 1890 to 1920 this appellation was acclimated in the faculty of "disappoint or boycott someone," that acceptation seems to accept died out. [Second bisected of 1900s] Learn more: finger, givegive someone/something the finger
INFORMAL1. If you give addition or article the finger, you do article which shows your acrimony at them or abridgement of account for them. His business would be added acknowledged if he didn't accord the feel to best of the bartering opportunities that appear his way. He could allow to accord the feel to bodies like that.
2. If you give addition the finger, you accomplish an abhorrent action with one hand, with the average feel pointing up and the added fingers angled over. The abundant adventure was to accord passers-by the feel through the window.Learn more: finger, give, someone, something
give addition the finger
accomplish a action with the average feel aloft as an atrocious assurance of contempt. North American informal Aback 1976 , this action has sometimes been alleged the Rockefeller Gesture afterwards Nelson Rockefeller was apparent authoritative it on a account film.Learn more: finger, give, someonegive somebody the ˈfinger
(American English, informal) accession your average feel in the air with the aback allotment of your duke adverse somebody, done to be abrupt to somebody or to appearance them that you are angry: Did you see what he aloof did? He gave me the finger!Learn more: finger, give, somebodygive addition the finger
1. tv. to affectation the average feel cocked as a assurance of derision. (The action is taboo.) Somebody gave the cop the finger.
2. tv. to abuse someone; to insult someone. You’ve been giving me the feel anytime aback I started alive here. What’s wrong? Learn more: finger, give, someone
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