have one's finger on the pulse

English

Alternative forms

have (one's) fingers on the pulse

Verb

have one's finger on the pulse (intransitive, see usage notes)

To understand (something) well.
The marketing firm I use has its finger on the consumers' pulse.

He has his finger on the pulse of his company, and thinks he needs to hire a few more people in sales and get rid of a few from research and development.

Usage notes

As in the example sentences given above, this is used as either have one's finger on the pulse of [something] or as have one's finger on [something]'s pulse.
The object is generally an organization, a demographic, or some other group of people.

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