have one's finger on the pulse (English, verb)
expansion: have one's finger on the pulse (third-person singular simple present has one's finger on the pulse, present participle having one's finger on the pulse, simple past and past participle had one's finger on the pulse)
expansion: (intransitive, see usage notes)
Senses:
glosses: To understand (something) well.
tags: intransitive
Forms:
form: has one's finger on the pulse
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: having one's finger on the pulse
tags: participle
present
form: had one's finger on the pulse
tags: participle
past
form: had one's finger on the pulse
tags: past
form: have (one's) fingers on the pulse
tags: alternative