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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

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


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