laid a finger on
1finger — [[t]fɪ̱ŋgə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ fingers, fingering, fingered 1) N COUNT Your fingers are the four long thin parts at the end of each hand. → See also light fingered She suddenly held up a small, bony finger and pointed across the room... She ran her… …
2Finger Lakes National Forest — The Finger Lakes National Forest encompasses 16,032 acres (65.9 km²), nestled between Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State in the United States of America. The forest has over 30 miles (50 km) of… …
3lay a finger on someone — lay a finger on (someone/something) to touch or harm someone or something. Honestly, I never laid a finger on him, he just fell over. (usually negative) If you so much as lay a finger on my sister, I ll break your arm! …
4lay a finger on something — lay a finger on (someone/something) to touch or harm someone or something. Honestly, I never laid a finger on him, he just fell over. (usually negative) If you so much as lay a finger on my sister, I ll break your arm! …
5lay a finger on — (someone/something) to touch or harm someone or something. Honestly, I never laid a finger on him, he just fell over. (usually negative) If you so much as lay a finger on my sister, I ll break your arm! …
6lay a finger on — phrasal : to touch or meddle with however lightly : do the least violence to * * * lay a finger on informal : to touch or hit (someone) usually used in negative statements I don t know what he s complaining about. I never laid a finger on him. •… …
7lay a finger on somebody — lay a ˈfinger on sb idiom (usually used in negative sentences) to touch sb with the intention of hurting them physically • I never laid a finger on her. • If you lay a finger on me, I ll call the police. Main entry: ↑finger …
8not lay a finger on someone — phrase to not hit or harm someone in any way He swears he never laid a finger on the child. Thesaurus: to not hurt or harm someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: lay …
9not lay a finger on someone — to not hit or harm someone in any way He swears he never laid a finger on the child …
10lay — lay1 [ leı ] (past tense and past participle laid [ leıd ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 put down flat/carefully ▸ 2 push egg from body ▸ 3 plan and prepare ▸ 4 lie ▸ 5 prepare table for meal ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive lay on/in/across/against to put something …
