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to lay a finger on someone

to lay a fin·ger on some·one
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too ley ey fing-ger on, awn suhm-wuhn, -wuh n]
    • /tu leɪ eɪ ˈfɪŋ gər ɒn, ɔn ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too ley ey fing-ger on, awn suhm-wuhn, -wuh n]
    • /tu leɪ eɪ ˈfɪŋ gər ɒn, ɔn ˈsʌmˌwʌn, -wən/

Definition of to lay a finger on someone words

  • phrase to lay a finger on someone If you say that someone did not lay a finger on a particular person or thing, you are emphasizing that they did not touch or harm them at all. 0
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Parts of speech for To lay a finger on someone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to lay a finger on someone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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