Meanings
prepositional phrase
alternative at one's finger tips
- idiomaticReadily available.
He seemed to have all sports knowledge at his fingertips: we could scarcely finish a question before he had answered it.
Synonyms: at one's fingers' ends, for more, see at hand § Synonyms
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseReadily available.
Similar
at one's fingers' endsfor more, see at hand § Synonyms
Also see
Translations
Dutch paraat, binnen handbereik
- paraatreadily available
- binnen handbereikreadily available
- voor het grijpenreadily available
Finnish hyppysissään
- hyppysissäänreadily available
French à portée de main, sous la main
- à portée de mainreadily available
- sous la mainreadily available
German auf der Fingerspitze
- auf der Fingerspitzereadily available
Polish w małym palcu
- w małym palcureadily available
Russian отскакивать от зубов, знать на ять
- отскакивать от зубов (otskakivatʹ ot zubov)readily available
- знать на ять (znatʹ na jatʹ)readily available
- знать на зубок (znatʹ na zubok)readily available
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APA
at one's fingertips. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20one's%20fingertips
MLA
“at one's fingertips.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20one's%20fingertips. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at one's fingertips,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20one's%20fingertips.
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