lay finger on
Example Sentences
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And flaw in the emblazoned scroll there was none that I could lay finger on; only in my secret heart was the one sinister line traced—surely traced, as I remorsefully reflected.
From Tales of Destiny by Mitchell, Edmund
They could not understand how any one who could handle a gun or a musical instrument could lay finger on a book.
From Madelon A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
How could I miss so good a chance to see that tawny youngster, when I knew I should not lay finger on it?
From Little Brothers of the Air by Miller, Olive Thorne
Woe betide the person other than Antony’s self who ventured to lay finger on the garment.
From Antony Gray,—Gardener by Moore, Leslie
Curse the day I ever saw India, and triple-curse this system of ours that enabled them to lay finger on me in a moving train and transfer me to this funeral procession!
From Hira Singh : when India came to fight in Flanders by Mundy, Talbot
