lay finger on
Example Sentences
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He received his furlough on the same day as I. I would not lay finger on him that side of the border, for we ate the same salt.
From King of the Khyber Rifles by Mundy, Talbot
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
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
Were this not so, then would I straightway ride to the Euphrates, and hurl the thing into its depths; for, knowing what I know, I can never now lay finger on it again.
From The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia by Ferryman, A. F. Mockler
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
