point the finger at

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point the finger at

verb points the finger at · pointing the finger at · pointed the finger at

  1. idiomatic, transitive To accuse or blame (someone). It seems like everyone always tries to point the finger at somebody else.

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verb to accuse or blame

Françaismontrer du doigt, pointer du doigt
Ελληνικάδακτυλοδεικτώ daktylodeiktó
Русскийпока́зывать па́льцем pokázyvatʹ pálʹcem

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@misc{point_the_finger_at_2026,
  title = {point the finger at},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/point%20the%20finger%20at},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}