“a finger”

The following 3 entries include the term a finger.

have a finger in a/the/every pie

idiom

: to have an interest or share in something

lay a finger on

idiom

: to touch or hit (someone) usually used in negative statements

lift a finger

idiom

: to make an effort to do something usually used in negative statements


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