get one's finger out

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

get one's finger out (third-person singular simple present gets one's finger out, present participle getting one's finger out, simple past got one's finger out, past participle (UK) got one's finger out or (US) gotten one's finger out)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To proceed with the matter in hand.

Translations

stop delaying

• French: se bouger les fesses (fr), se remuer les fesses, se bouger le cul (fr)
• German: Gas geben
• Italian: muovere il culo
• Spanish: mover el culo, ponerse las pilas (es)
• Swedish: få tummen ur