lay a finger on

[lay a finger on] {v. phr.}

To touch or bother, even a little. — Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences.

* /Don't you dare lay a finger on the vase!/

* /Suppose Billy fakes his brother with him; wilt the mean, tough boy down the street dare lay a finger on him?/

* /If you so much as lay a finger on my boy, I'll call the police./

Compare: LAY HANDS ON, PUT ONE'S FINGER ON.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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