AT ONE'S FINGERTIPS Definition & Meaning

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at one's fingertips

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Ready at hand, immediately available. This idiom is used both literally, as in This new dashboard design keeps all the important controls at the driver's fingertips , and figuratively, as in Tom was so familiar with the proposal that he had all the details at his fingertips . [Second half of 1800s]

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I have simply come to the conclusion that there is such a thing as having too much information at one’s fingertips — or at least too much to be able to see the forest for the trees.

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But some of the froth has evaporated as services have proliferated, making it harder for companies to meet growth expectations and resulting in overwhelmed consumers: Some of the thrill of having thousands of shows and films at one’s fingertips is gone.

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There’s a world out their at one’s fingertips.

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Nowadays I can’t even get my head around the multitude of potential lovers available at one’s fingertips.

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Having some pre-made responses at one’s fingertips would save everyone a little more time, Miklós thought.

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