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Meaning of 'to put a finger on the harvest figure'



 
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Changing negative? | Can I use the word ain't instead of the 'has not'/'have not'
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Meaning of 'to put a finger on the harvest figure' Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:16 am  Meaning of 'to put a finger on the harvest figure'
 

Dear Sirs and Damen

Can you explain to me what does it mean "to put a finger on the harvest figure"?

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Meaning of 'to put a finger on the harvest figure' Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:21 am  Meaning of 'to put a finger on the harvest figure'
 

Hi Kelly

Kelly wrote:
Dear Sirs and Damen
The correct and standard formal expression would be "Dear Sir or Madam", but here in the forum things are usually less formal than that. You can just write "Hi everybody", for example. Very Happy

Kelly wrote:
Can you explain to me what does it mean "to put a finger on the harvest figure"?

It's hard to be sure without more context, but it sounds like it means "to specify/quantify the size of the harvest"

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