pull one's finger out
verbEtymology Ellipsis of pull one's finger out of one's arse, probably from the notion that one should not sit on one's hands.
- 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.2022 March 23, “Network News: Warning of risk to new-builds unless funding settlement agreed”, in RAIL, number 953, page 18: