point the finger at
To accuse or blame (someone).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“It is wrong to point the finger at your friends.”
“When the project failed, the manager began to point the finger at the junior staff members.”
“Rather than accepting responsibility for the systemic failure, the board members chose to point the finger at the department heads who had no control over the budget.”
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all fingers and thumbs
Of a person, clumsy or awkward.
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all points of the compass
Every direction; everywhere.
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beside the point
Irrelevant, moot.
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boiling point
The state of being heated, with high aggression.
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brownie point
Credit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.
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burn one's fingers
To harm oneself; to suffer consequences of one's actions.
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fat finger
A supposed cause of typographical errors, especially keyboard errors, caused from erroneous key presses or typing errors on touchscreen devices.
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finger in the pie
A share in the doing of something; involvement.
Last updated August 10, 2026