To pull your finger out 是一个口语英语表达，它的字面意思是“把手指拿出来”。实际上，我们用这个说法来催促他人“别磨磨蹭蹭地”或“加紧干活”。有人认为“to pull your finger out”来源自表达“to pull out all the stops 竭尽全力”。

• If Emily wants to pass her exams, she needs to pull her finger out.
  如果艾米丽想通过考试的话，那么她需要加紧复习了。
• I'm really going to have to pull my finger out if I want to finish my thesis before Christmas.
  如果我想在圣诞节前写完论文的话，那我真的得加把劲了。
• You need to pull your finger out if you want to do well at your next review.
  如果你想在下次评审中表现优异的话，那就得开始认真工作了。