put on the long finger

verb

To delay, postpone or procrastinate something.

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Meanings

verbput on the long finger (third-person singular simple present puts on the long finger, present participle putting on the long finger, simple past and past participle put on the long finger)

present singular third person puts on the long finger · participle present putting on the long finger

  1. IrelandidiomaticinformalTo delay, postpone or procrastinate something.
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APA

put on the long finger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20on%20the%20long%20finger

MLA

“put on the long finger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20on%20the%20long%20finger. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put on the long finger,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20on%20the%20long%20finger.

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