Definition
To stop wasting time in preliminaries, and concentrate on the important task.
Origins
Clipping of pull one's finger out of one's arse, probably from the notion that one should not sit on one's hands.
In Context
- "You've been sitting there all week. It's time you sorted yourself out and pulled your finger out!"
- "Speaking at Mayor's Question Time on February 24, Sheikh said: "It's time for the Government to pull its finger out and give TfL the funding package it needs in the wake of the pandemic."