have one's finger on the pulse

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have one's finger on the pulse

verb has one's finger on the pulse · having one's finger on the pulse · had one's finger on the pulse · have (one's) fingers on the pulse

  1. intransitive To understand (something) well. The marketing firm I use has its finger on the consumers' pulse.

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verb to understand something well

Françaisprendre le pouls
Italianosentire il polso

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@misc{have_one_s_finger_on_the_pulse_2026,
  title = {have one's finger on the pulse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/have%20one's%20finger%20on%20the%20pulse},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}