finger on the pulse

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

An active interest in the latest developments (of some topic).

Equivalents

DeutschFinger am Puls der Zeit

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Nederlandsvinger aan de pols

Examples

“Despite retiring, he still tries to keep ⟳ a finger on the pulse of the industry.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

finger pad finger painting finger piano finger pie finger pier finger point

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