"få ut fingeren" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: får ut fingeren [present], fikk ut fingeren [past]
Etymology: Literally få (“get”) + ut (“out”) + fingeren (“the finger”); "get the finger out (from wherever it is stuck/lodged)". The term implies that the individual refrains from action because his or her finger is lodged in the anus; thus, sometimes the expanded form is applied, få ut fingeren av ræva (“get the finger out of the ass”). Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|present|får ut fingeren|past|fikk ut fingeren}} få ut fingeren (present får ut fingeren, past fikk ut fingeren)
  1. (idiomatic, figuratively) get unstuck, stop idling, similar to pull one's finger out Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Synonyms: få ut fingeren av ræva
    Sense id: en-få_ut_fingeren-nb-verb-~ef8yfZL Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /foː.ʉːt.fɪŋeɳ/ (note: most Eastern and Northern dialects, including Trøndelag) Forms: får ut fingeren [present], fekk ut fingeren [past]
Etymology: Calque from English. Etymology templates: {{clq|nn|en|-}} Calque from English Head templates: {{head|nn|verb|present|får ut fingeren|past|fekk ut fingeren}} få ut fingeren (present får ut fingeren, past fekk ut fingeren)
  1. (idiomatic, figuratively) get unstuck, stop idling, similar to pull one's finger out Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Synonyms: få ut fingærn (english: dialectal spelling)
    Sense id: en-få_ut_fingeren-nn-verb-~ef8yfZL Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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