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Yourpig Huyen
2021-06-20 11:06
Put (something) on the long finger British verb phrase
Used to imply the postponement of something for a long preriod
Because of Covid 19 pandemic, my university had to put the final exam on the long finger.
Take action and not put your passion on the long finger.
She was fired for constantly putting her tasks on the long finger.
The verb "put" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase derives from the Irish proverb “Cuir gach rud ar an mhéar fhada agus beidh an mhéar fhada róghairid ar ball” which means that “If you put everything on the long finger, then the long finger will be too short in time.”
Do you see anything wrong?
Come out of a difficult situation without a stain on one's character
I don't understand how he can fall in shit and come out smelling like a rose.
