# point the finger at

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/point-the-finger-at
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To accuse or blame (someone).

## Examples

- 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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