"be able to count on one's fingers" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: is able to count on one's fingers [present, singular, third-person], being able to count on one's fingers [participle, present], was able to count on one's fingers [past], been able to count on one's fingers [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was,been> able to count on one's fingers|head=be able to count on one's fingers}} be able to count on one's fingers (third-person singular simple present is able to count on one's fingers, present participle being able to count on one's fingers, simple past was able to count on one's fingers, past participle been able to count on one's fingers)
  1. Used to indicate that the number of some specified thing is very small.
    Sense id: en-be_able_to_count_on_one's_fingers-en-verb-1nuR5AyX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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