| apdedzināt pirkstus | burn one's fingers; singe one's feathers | 
| man riebjas viņam pat pirkstu piedurt | I wouldn't touch him with a bargepole | 
| pielipt pie pirkstiem(piem., par naudu) | stick to somebody's fingers | 
| skatīties caur pirkstiem uz ko | close one's eyes to something | 
| uz pirkstgaliem | on the tips of one's toes | 
| zināt kā savus piecus pirkstus | have something at one's fingers' ends; |