get your finger out
get (one's) finger out
To stop dawdling or procrastinating. Primarily heard in UK. Come on, Tom, pull your finger out and start working on that report already! A: "Did you finish your paper?" B: "Yeah, I finally pulled my finger out and got it done."
See also: finger, get, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
get (or pull) your finger out
cease prevaricating and start to act. British informalSee also: finger, get, out
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
get/pull your ˈfinger out
(British English, informal) used to tell somebody to start doing some work or making an effort: I wish the police would get their finger out and solve the crime! If you pull your finger out, we might finish on time.See also: finger, get, out, pull
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- get (one's) finger out
- get/pull your finger out
- pull (one's) finger out
- pull your finger out
- and be done with it
- you lot
- pull my finger
- dawdle over
- roll (one's) sleeves up
- roll sleeves up