lay a finger on sb
to harm someone even slightly:
Don't you dare lay a finger on me.

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lay a finger on
lay a finger on (someone)
to touch someone as a threat of hurting them.
If you so much as lay a finger on my sister, I'll break your arm!

lay a finger on (someone/something)
to touch or harm someone or something.
Honestly, I never laid a finger on him, he just fell over.
(usually negative)
If you so much as lay a finger on my sister, I'll break your arm!

lay a finger on (someone/something)
to touch or harm someone or something.
Honestly, I never laid a finger on him, he just fell over.
(usually negative)
If you so much as lay a finger on my sister, I'll break your arm!

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lay a finger on something
lay a finger on (someone/something)
to touch or harm someone or something.
Honestly, I never laid a finger on him, he just fell over.
(usually negative)
If you so much as lay a finger on my sister, I'll break your arm!

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lay a finger on
• lay a finger on (someone or something)
to touch or bother someone or something
The teacher told the students not to lay a finger on the new textbooks.

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lay a finger on something
• lay a finger on (someone or something)
to touch or bother someone or something
The teacher told the students not to lay a finger on the new textbooks.

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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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lay a finger on someone
lay a finger on (someone)
to touch someone as a threat of hurting them.
If you so much as lay a finger on my sister, I'll break your arm!

lay a finger on (someone/something)
to touch or harm someone or something.
Honestly, I never laid a finger on him, he just fell over.
(usually negative)
If you so much as lay a finger on my sister, I'll break your arm!

lay a finger on (someone/something)
to touch or harm someone or something.
Honestly, I never laid a finger on him, he just fell over.
(usually negative)
If you so much as lay a finger on my sister, I'll break your arm!

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

lay a finger on someone
• lay a finger on (someone or something)
to touch or bother someone or something
The teacher told the students not to lay a finger on the new textbooks.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲