point the finger at

point the finger at someone

Fig. to blame someone; to identify someone as the guilty person. Don't point the finger at me! I didn't take the money. The manager refused to point the finger at anyone in particular and said that everyone was sometimes guilty of being late.

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point the finger at somebody

to blame someone Critics were quick to point the finger at the directors when the theater started losing money.

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point the finger at somebody

to accuse someone of being responsible for something bad that has happened Critics were quick to point the finger at the board of directors when the theatre started losing money.

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point the finger at

Attach blame to, accuse, as in When they asked her who broke the window, she pointed the finger at Tom. Also see put the finger on.

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Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Pakpao	-	Thai
Krikor	-	Armenian
Marilena	mah-ree-LE-nah (Italian)	Italian, Romanian
Maala	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
SaİT	-	Turkish
Dzvonimir	-	Macedonian