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Meanings of point the finger in English

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Usage of point the finger in English
1
There were no vices at which to point the finger of scorn.
Brook Farm: Historic and Personal Memoirs
2
If you want to point the finger, blame it on the Babylonians.
The Irish Times
3
It strikes me as hypocritical to point the finger solely at him.
Earth Unaware
4
A few more moves and he would point the finger at me.
The Flanders Panel
5
And then you point the finger and lives get fucked up forever.
Stories: all-new tales
6
We shouldn't point the finger. Ms McBride said everyone was having to compromise.
News.com.au
7
Critics, however, point the finger at bad economic policy and over-reliance on oil.
Reuters
8
But not actually particularly helpful except to point the finger at Skygarden again.
Broken Homes
9
Lopez Obrador has been reluctant to point the finger directly at Pena Nieto.
Reuters
10
The findings did not specifically point the finger at the Hutus.
Reuters
11
It's easy to point the finger at someone, but I'm not like that.
The Guardian
12
There's no one else around they can point the finger at.
The Naked God
13
But simply to point the finger at Palestinian leaders is to miss the point.
The Guardian
14
He wasn't expecting hard evidence to directly point the finger at the trafficking business.
Desperate cargo
15
This is a worldwide problem -we can't point the finger at Thai fishermen.
The Guardian
16
And Germany is the last Empire to point the finger of reproach at Russia.
Selected Speeches on British Foreign Policy 1738-1914
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Point the finger through the time
Point the finger across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common