have+a+finger+in
11have your finger on the pulse — have/keep your finger on the pulse (of sth) ► to be or remain completely aware of what is happening in a situation: »He is a talented journalist with his finger on the pulse of the younger generation. »Most good agents keep their fingers on the… …
12have your finger on the pulse of sth — have/keep your finger on the pulse (of sth) ► to be or remain completely aware of what is happening in a situation: »He is a talented journalist with his finger on the pulse of the younger generation. »Most good agents keep their fingers on the… …
13have a finger on the button — have a/(your) finger on the button to be the person who controls the nuclear weapons (= weapons that use power made by dividing atoms) that a country has and decides whether to fire them. If Europe has its own nuclear deterrent, whose finger… …
14have your finger on the button — have a/(your) finger on the button to be the person who controls the nuclear weapons (= weapons that use power made by dividing atoms) that a country has and decides whether to fire them. If Europe has its own nuclear deterrent, whose finger… …
15have your finger on the pulse (of something) — have/keep your finger on the ˈpulse (of sth) idiom to always be aware of the most recent developments in a particular situation Main entry: ↑fingeridiom …
16To have a finger in — Finger Fin ger (f[i^][ng] g[ e]r), n. [AS. finger; akin to D. vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan. finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E. fang.] 1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a… …
17have a finger in every pie — If someone has a finger in every pie, they are involved in many activities. For information about the activities in this town, you should talk to John Brown. He s got a finger in every pie …
18have a finger in every pie — to be involved in and have influence over many different activities, often in a way that other people do not approve of. You can t make a decision on any kind of funding without consulting him he has a finger in every pie …
19have\ a\ finger\ in\ the\ pie — See: finger in the pie …
20have a finger in the pie — be involved in a matter. → finger …