[lay a finger on] {v. phr.} To touch or bother, even a little. - Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences. * /Don't you dare lay a finger on the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

finger

[finger] See: [BURN ONE'S FINGERS], [CROSS ONE'S FINGERS] or [KEEP ONE'S FINGERS CROSSED], [LAY A FINGER ON], [LIFT A FINGER], [PUT ONE'S FINGER ON] also [LAY ONE'S FINGER ON], [SLIP […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

twist one around one's little finger

[twist one around one's little finger] also [turn one around one's little finger] or [wrap one around one's finger] {v. phr.} To have complete control over; to be able to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

put one's finger on

[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./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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