get one's fingers onto

verb

To physically reach, grasp, or make contact with something.

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Meanings

verbget one's fingers onto (third-person singular simple present gets one's fingers onto, present participle getting one's fingers onto, simple past got one's fingers onto, past participle (US) gotten one's fingers onto or (UK) got one's fingers onto)

present singular third person gets one's fingers onto · participle present getting one's fingers onto · past got one's fingers onto · US participle past gotten one's fingers onto · UK participle past got one's fingers onto · alternative get one's fingers into

  1. idiomaticslangTo physically reach, grasp, or make contact with something.
  2. idiomaticslangTo finally obtain possession of something desirable.
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APA

get one's fingers onto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20fingers%20onto

MLA

“get one's fingers onto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20fingers%20onto. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get one's fingers onto,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20fingers%20onto.

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