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Phrase(s): point the finger at someone
Fig. to blame someone; to identify someone as the guilty person. • Don’t point the finger at me! I didn’t take the money. • The manager refused to point the finger at anyone in particular and said that everyone was sometimes guilty of being late.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Attach blame to, accuse, as in When they asked her who broke the window, she pointed the finger at Tom. Also see PUT THE FINGER ON.
American Heritage Idioms