have+a+finger+in

  • 111finger\ in\ the\ pie — n. phr. informal Something to do with what happens; part interest or responsibility. When the girls got up a Christmas party, I felt sure Alice had a finger in the pie. The Jones Company was chosen to build the new hospital and we knew Mr. Smith… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 112finger bowl — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms finger bowl : singular finger bowl plural finger bowls a small bowl filled with water and placed on a table for you to wash your fingers in after you have eaten …

    English dictionary

  • 113Have a Nice Day (Bon Jovi song) — Infobox Single Name = Have a Nice Day Artist = Bon Jovi from Album = Have a Nice Day B side = Released = August 30, 2005 Format = CD single Recorded = 2005 Genre = Hard rock Length = 3:48 Label = Island Writer = Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and… …

    Wikipedia

  • 114finger grass — Crab Crab (kr[a^]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 115finger — [OE] Widespread among the Germanic languages (German, Swedish, and Danish all have finger, and Dutch vinger), finger is not found in any other branch of Indo European. It is usually referred to a prehistoric Indo European ancestor *pengkrós… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 116finger\ rust — The gross brown or green line that cheap rings leave around your finger after too much wear. This $.25 ring gave me finger rust. They should have a warning for that …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 117finger\ rust — The gross brown or green line that cheap rings leave around your finger after too much wear. This $.25 ring gave me finger rust. They should have a warning for that …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 118have smth at one's finger-tips/ends — (from Idioms in Speech) to be able to repeat or use without any trouble (generally of something committed to memory); to be very familiar with something He had all the figures, all the facts at his finger ends. (A. Cronin) There s no need to… …

    Idioms and examples

  • 119finger — [OE] Widespread among the Germanic languages (German, Swedish, and Danish all have finger, and Dutch vinger), finger is not found in any other branch of Indo European. It is usually referred to a prehistoric Indo European ancestor *pengkrós… …

    Word origins

  • 120have someone in the palm of one's hand — can t you see that Dorrey has you in the palm of her hand? Syn: have control over, have influence over, have someone eating out of one s hand, have someone on a string, have someone in one s hip pocket, have someone wrapped around one s finger …

    Thesaurus of popular words