lay finger on

VERB

particularize

Synonyms

STRONG

agree arrange bargain condition contract covenant designate detail engage guarantee impose make name pledge postulate promise provide require settle slot specify state

WEAK

insist upon lay down make a point pin down put down for specificate specificize spell out

Antonyms

STRONG

break break off calculate confuse decline disagree discourage mix up refuse

VERB

stipulate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

designate guarantee impose lay down provide require specify spell out

STRONG

agree arrange bargain condition contract covenant detail engage make name particularize pledge postulate promise settle slot state

WEAK

insist upon make a point pin down put down for specificate specificize

Antonyms

STRONG

break break off calculate confuse decline disagree discourage mix up refuse

WEAK

imply wish

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

lay finger on

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