pull one's finger out
English
Etymology
(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) A reference to sexual foreplay.
Verb
- (idiomatic) To stop wasting time in preliminaries, and concentrate on the important task
- You've been sitting there all week. It's time you sorted yourself out and pulled your finger out!
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