lay a finger on

Signification (Anglais)

1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To merely touch.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lay, a, finger, on: to finger

Synonymes

set on

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais:

In summary

From Middle English fynger on (hem) to leyn (“touch (someone) with hostile intent”).