Meanings
verbget one's finger out (third-person singular simple present gets one's finger out, present participle getting one's finger out, simple past got one's finger out, past participle (UK) got one's finger out or (US) gotten one's finger out)
present singular third person gets one's finger out · participle present getting one's finger out · past got one's finger out · UK participle past got one's finger out · US participle past gotten one's finger out
- idiomaticintransitiveTo proceed with the matter in hand.
Translations
French se bouger les fesses, se remuer les fesses
- se bouger les fessesstop delaying
- se remuer les fessesstop delaying
- se bouger le culstop delaying
German Gas geben
- Gas gebenstop delaying
Italian muovere il culo
- muovere il culostop delaying
Spanish mover el culo, ponerse las pilas
- mover el culostop delaying
- ponerse las pilasstop delaying
Swedish få tummen ur
- få tummen urstop delaying
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APA
get one's finger out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20finger%20out
MLA
“get one's finger out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20finger%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get one's finger out,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20finger%20out.
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