let one's fingers do the walking

verb

To use the phone or internet to find information, contact someone, or make a purchase instead of physically traveling to a store or location.

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Meanings

verblet one's fingers do the walking (third-person singular simple present lets one's fingers do the walking, present participle letting one's fingers do the walking, simple past and past participle let one's fingers do the walking)

present singular third person lets one's fingers do the walking · participle present letting one's fingers do the walking

  1. idiomaticinformalTo use the phone or internet to find information, contact someone, or make a purchase instead of physically traveling to a store or location.
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APA

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

MLA

“let one's fingers do the walking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let%20one's%20fingers%20do%20the%20walking. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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