Sentence examples for be a finger from inspiring English sources
But, he said, "I didn't want it to just be a finger wag.
For Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi to step from house arrest to prime minister would be hard for the junta to swallow; for General Ne Win, who always claimed to have inherited U Aung San's mantle, it would be "a finger in the eye," as one diplomat said.
At a time when the pace of diplomatic activity to resolve the crisis has quickened, the raids seemed to be a finger in the eye of the American, British and African officials who have been denouncing attacks on opposition supporters and demanding that Zimbabwean election authorities release the election results.
Mr. Schumer, capitalizing on the perks of his position, has announced that the New York-based Saratoga Springs Water Company will provide bottled water; the wine served at the inaugural luncheon will be a Finger Lakes riesling, and the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir will perform during the ceremony.
Seen in that context, today's U.K. Google Maps tweaks could very well just be a finger in the dam.
This object may be a finger or a pin, and may be moved at different directions to test for pursuit velocity.
It certainly was never meant to be a finger-wagging sermon – more a fumble and a feel through some of modern life's most chewy dilemmas.
There will be a finger-crossed emoji, a shrug emoji and a facepalm emoji.
Yes, Buddy can be a finger-snapping, tux-wearing hipster (and what's wrong with that, I ask you?), but he's also an incredibly talented musician, not to mention a performer who can still knock your socks off at... well, I won't say how old he is, but you get my drift.
At the base of the mound of granular dirt will be a finger-sized hole with a "path" of dirt leading out from it.
