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point fingers

idiom
Meaning

To accuse people of being responsible for something bad.


Examples
SIMPLE

It is not helpful to point fingers when things go wrong.

CONTEXTUAL

Instead of solving the problem, the team members spent the entire meeting pointing fingers at each other.

COMPLEX

Rather than accepting responsibility for the failed project, the manager chose to point fingers at his subordinates to protect his own reputation.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all fingers and thumbs

    Of a person, clumsy or awkward.

  2. 02

    beside the point

    Irrelevant, moot.

  3. 03

    boiling point

    The state of being heated, with high aggression.

  4. 04

    brownie point

    Credit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.

  5. 05

    burn one's fingers

    To harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.

  6. 06

    get one's fingers burnt

    To suffer relatively minor, adversive, and unexpected harm.

  7. 07

    get the point

    To understand; to interpret correctly.

  8. 08

    get to the point

    To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way.

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