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lay a finger / hand on sb/sth
/lˈeɪ ɐ fˈɪŋɡə hˈand ˌɒn ˌɛsbˈiː slˈaʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
/lˈeɪ ɐ fˈɪŋɡɚ hˈænd ˌɑːn ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
Examples
1. I never laid a finger on her.
2. If you lay a finger on me, I’ll call the police.
3. They had an instant connection without her even laying a finger on him.
4. DeMille thought he could easily take out the slight China man but was surprised to discover that he was unable to lay a finger on Bruce, who was able to block and counter with deadly efficiency.
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