Idiom
wag a finger
Meaning
To express one's annoyance with, or disapproval of, someone's actions.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My teacher likes to wag a finger when we talk too much.”
“When the toddler reached for the hot stove, his mother had to wag a finger to warn him.”
“The stern manager did not hesitate to wag a finger at the team, making it clear that their recent lack of effort was unacceptable.”
Examples
simple
“My teacher likes to wag a finger when we talk too much.”
contextual
“When the toddler reached for the hot stove, his mother had to wag a finger to warn him.”
complex
“The stern manager did not hesitate to wag a finger at the team, making it clear that their recent lack of effort was unacceptable.”
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