lay finger on

Example Sentences

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No man moved to lay finger on him.

From Judith of the Cumberlands by MacGowan, Alice

Mrs. Spencer was snoring quietly and Douglas had not stirred for an hour when he heard his father say in a low voice: "Jude, old girl, I'm never going to lay finger on you again."

From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré

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

I was equally polite on my part, inly resolving, that henceforward Austrian douanier should not lay finger on my note-book.

From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken

In the flush of his masterfulness he would not permit them to lay finger on dish, pot, or pan.

From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Day, Holman