"had one's finger on the pulse" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} had one's finger on the pulse
  1. simple past and past participle of have one's finger on the pulse Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: have one's finger on the pulse
    Sense id: en-had_one's_finger_on_the_pulse-en-verb-qp8XQZRq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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