lay finger on
Example Sentences
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No man Would dare lay finger on him!
From Semiramis and Other Plays Semiramis, Carlotta And The Poet by Dargan, Olive Tilford
You can't lay finger on man, woman, or child in this Colony, and, by God, you sha'n't!
From Stingaree by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
No man moved to lay finger on him.
From Judith of the Cumberlands by MacGowan, Alice
Woe betide the person other than Antony’s self who ventured to lay finger on the garment.
From Antony Gray,—Gardener by Moore, Leslie
Even you, holy Father, so fertile in wise plans, shall scarce, methinks, be able to lay finger on him.”
From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Holt, Emily Sarah
