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point fingers

idiom

To accuse people of being responsible for something bad.


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  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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