lay finger on
Example Sentences
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“Len’s appointed me special dep’ty till he comes back, and he says nobody is to lay finger on hide ner hair of the corpse; not even the doc, if he comes.”
From The Secret of Lonesome Cove by Adams, Samuel Hopkins
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 Would dare lay finger on him!
From Semiramis and Other Plays Semiramis, Carlotta And The Poet by Dargan, Olive Tilford
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
They could not understand how any one who could handle a gun or a musical instrument could lay finger on a book.
From Madelon A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
