hold a finger to

1. Used when comparing one object that fails to match the high quality or characteristics of another object.

2. Offering ones finger when making a promise, as if to allow them the opportunity to bite, saw, or break it off if the promise is not kept.

1. Kyle- "what's fishing like her in July?"

Jim- "Well, I'll tell ya this much, the fish ya'll caught today don't hold a finger to the ones in July!"

2. Bill- "You gotta be kidding me! I don't believe you at all!"

Wes- " I promise on my mother's grave!"

Bill- "I still don't believe you!"

Wes- "Here, look, I'll hold my finger to it."

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