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lay a finger on





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Bournemouth slaughtered them and they didn't lay a finger on Bayern Munich in a game they had to win.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023

But it didn’t lay a finger on the underlying disease.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

“I’m just going to say it. They didn’t lay a finger on you,” Mr. Dinh said.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2023

The first player to reach for him was George Wolo, but Curtis was gone in a blur before Wolo could lay a finger on him.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021

We drove back to Eden Park together, and for years, nothing—for years Abel didn’t lay a finger on her.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah