To elude someone in the end, despite having almost been achieved or captured.

(transitive, figuratively) To count something small enough in number that one can do it using just the digits on one's hand.

present participle of count on the fingers of one hand

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of count on the fingers of one hand

simple past tense and past participle of count on the fingers of one hand

Alternative form of caught with one's hand in the cookie jar

(idiomatic) to be involved in many, or too many, different things.

To be clumsy; to lack dexterity.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of have one's fingers in many pies

present participle of have one's fingers in many pies