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Meaning of have one's finger on the pulse | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To understand (something) well.

intransitive

Equivalents

Français prendre le pouls
Italiano sentire il polso

Examples

“The marketing firm I use has its finger on the consumers' pulse.”
“He has his finger on the pulse of his company, and thinks he needs to hire a few more people in sales and get rid of a few from research and development.”
“Kate's choice to don her pink suit again now, at the height of the Barbiecore trend, shows the royal really does have her finger on the pulse. That, paired with her statement belt and the fact pearls are having a real fashion moment (courtesy of the Met Gala) is three big ticks from us.”

CEFR level

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

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