finger

be all fingers and thumbs

(Brit informal)be clumsy or awkward in one's actions

(英，非正式)行動(dòng)笨拙，笨手笨腳

get (或 pull) one's finger out

(Brit informal)cease prevaricating and start to act

(英，非正式)立即開始行動(dòng)，趕緊行動(dòng)起來

get one's fingers burned/burnt (或 burn one's finge

(especially in a financial context) suffer unpleasant consequences as a result of one's actions, discouraging one from trying a similar action again

（尤用于財(cái)經(jīng)）虧本，受損

give someone the finger

(N. Amer. informal)make a gesture with the middle finger raised as an obscene sign of contempt

(北美，非正式)向某人伸出中指（表示蔑視）

have a finger in every pie

be involved in a large and varied number of activities or enterprises

事事參與；處處干預(yù)

have a finger in the pie

be involved in a matter, especially in an annoyingly interfering way

染指；參與其事；橫加干涉

have (或 keep) one's finger on the pulse

be aware of all the latest news or developments

把握脈搏；了解最新動(dòng)向

he keeps his finger on the pulse of world music.

他了解世界音樂的最新動(dòng)向。

lay a finger on someone

touch someone, especially with the intention of harming them

（為傷害而）觸碰

put the finger on

(informal)inform against someone to the authorities

(非正式)告發(fā)，檢舉

put something on the long finger

(Irish)postpone consideration of something; put something off

(愛爾蘭)推遲考慮；推遲

don't put retirement planning on the long finger.

不要推遲考慮退休計(jì)劃。

put one's finger on something

identify something exactly

確切地指出，弄明白，搞清楚

he cannot put his finger on what has gone wrong.

他搞不清出了什么錯(cuò)。

snap (或 click) one's fingers

make a sharp clicking sound by bending the last joint of the middle finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it, typically in order to attract attention in a peremptory way or to accompany the beat of music

（尤指為立刻引起注意或打節(jié)拍時(shí)）彈響指

twist (或 wind 或 wrap) someone around one's little

work one's fingers to the bone