have one's finger on the pulse

Verb

intransitive

To understand (something) well.

Japanese Meaning

状況や動向を正確に捉えている / 最新の情報やトレンドを常に把握している

To make informed decisions, one must have one's finger on the pulse of market changes.

情報に基づいた判断を下すには、市場の変化を的確に把握していることが必要だ。

Sense（1）

To understand (something) well.

The marketing firm I use has its finger on the consumers' pulse.

has one's finger on the pulse

（ present singular third-person ）

having one's finger on the pulse

（ participle present ）

had one's finger on the pulse

（ participle past ）

had one's finger on the pulse

（ past ）