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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

He told Haaretz in 2017 that he had lectured his troops “not to lay a finger on an old man, a woman or a child.”

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

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

The imps had not been able to lay a finger on her, and Muriel had been too injured to give proper chase.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull