put the finger on someone



put the finger on someone

tv. to identify someone (for someone else, such as the police). (Underworld.) Tyrone put the finger on the killer, then got out of town fast.
See also: finger, on, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ceadda-Anglo-Saxon
Hanan (2)-Arabic
Margh-Cornish
Honora-Irish, English
Pruitt['pru:it]
Cephalus-Greek Mythology (Latinized)