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

I was equally polite on my part, inly resolving, that henceforward Austrian douanier should not lay finger on my note-book.

From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken

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)

How could I miss so good a chance to see that tawny youngster, when I knew I should not lay finger on it?

From Little Brothers of the Air by Miller, Olive Thorne

Without rhyme or reason that doctors or mother could lay finger on, the little mite just grew thinner and more peevish day by day, and visibly faded under their eyes.

From Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa by Stockley, Cynthia