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wag a finger

idiom

To express one's annoyance with, or disapproval of, someone's actions.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    fat finger

    A supposed cause of typographical errors, especially keyboard errors, caused from erroneous key presses or typing errors on touchscreen devices.

  2. 02

    finger in the pie

    A share in the doing of something; involvement.

  3. 03

    finger to the wind

    An attention to or focus on or awareness of current or prevailing trends, public opinion, or shifting circumstances.

  4. 04

    fucked by the fickle finger of fate

    Victimized by bad luck.

  5. 05

    get one's finger out

    To proceed with the matter in hand.

  6. 06

    have one's finger on the trigger

    To be prepared to kill someone else or as with a firearm.

  7. 07

    hop the wag

    To play truant (be absent from school without permission).

  8. 08

    itchy trigger finger

    The metaphorical trigger finger of a person with a tendency or readiness to act in haste or without consideration; a tendency to so act.

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