point the finger at
To accuse or blameTo accuse or blame (someone).
» She pointed her finger at him.
Sie zeigte mit dem Finger auf ihn. — Esperantostern
Sie hat mit dem Finger auf ihn gezeigt. — Vortarulo
Она показала на него пальцем. — saiko
Она указала на него пальцем. — Lenin_1917
Вона показала на нього пальцем. — f00dconsumer
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To accuse or blame (someone).
It seems like everyone always tries to point the finger at somebody else.
That is a serious accusation, so make sure you have plenty of evidence before you point the finger at someone.
пока́зывать па́льцемpokázyvatʹ pálʹcem
Examples
242 sentencesShe pointed her finger at him.
Вона показала на нього пальцем. — f00dconsumer
ruОна показала на него пальцем. — saiko
deSie zeigte mit dem Finger auf ihn. — Esperantostern
Tom pointed his finger at Mary.
Том вказав пальцем на Мері. — rmdas
ruФома указал пальцем на Машу. — Lenin_1917
deTom zeigte mit dem Finger auf Maria. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom pointed at Mary.
Том указав на Мері. — deniko
ruТом указал на Мэри. — odexed
deTom zeigte auf Maria. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She pointed at him.
Вона вказала на нього. — deniko
ruОна указала на него. — Biga
deSie zeigte auf ihn. — Esperantostern
Don't point your gun at me.
ruНе направляй на меня оружие. — marafon
deRichte deine Waffe nicht auf mich. — Wolf
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
points the finger at, pointing the finger at, pointed the finger at, pointed the finger at| Base form | point the finger at · to point the finger at |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | points the finger at |
| Present participle | pointing the finger at |
| Past simple | pointed the finger at |
| Past participle | pointed the finger at |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.