It was like trying to catch smoke with her fingers.
He followed it immediately, reaching up to catch the edges with his fingers.
It was like trying to catch a minnow with your fingers, she decided.
These were professionals, not frightened men caught with their fingers in the till.
He paused and caught her hair with his fingers.
At last, he caught the book with his fingers and drew it off the edge.
She felt foolish and guilty, like a child caught with her fingers in the cake tin.
But understanding you is like trying to catch a trout with your fingers.
He tried to catch the center crevice with his fingers, but it was too tight.