have more of something in one's finger than

present singular third person has more of something in one's finger than · participle present having more of something in one's finger than · participle past had more of something in one's finger than · past had more of something in one's finger than

1. derogatoryidiomaticslangTo possess a particular quality, such as intelligence, skill, or talent, to a vastly greater degree than someone else does.

   I be like him too; but he had more muscle in his finger than I have from head to heel.

   1889, Eden Phillpotts, “Folly Tower”, in Belgravia, volume 69, page 207

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   you must despise your wedded wife, that has more brains in her finger than you have in all your great long useless carcase

   1895, Charles Reade, The Complete Writings of Charles Reade, Volume 7, page 255

   "Humphrey," I said, "has more worth in his finger than you in your great body, Benjamin".

   1900, Walter Besant, For Faith and Freedom, A Novel, page 215

   an ugly little woman with more good in her finger than in the whole of Mrs. Heron's beautiful, well-dressed, wicked body."

   1911, Bithia Mary Croker, Babes in the Wood, A Romance of the Jungles, page 81

   Scott Abraham: you sure are a class act. McLean has more moral fiber in his finger than you could even dream about in your layabout life of wannabe a victim-hood.

   2000 March 29, nobody, “I just got a angry e-mail”, in rec.skiing.alpine (Usenet)