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points the finger at

points the finger at is the third-person singular simple present indicative of point the finger at.

Meaning of point the finger at

Verb

point the finger at (third-person singular simple present points the finger at, present participle pointing the finger at, simple past and past participle pointed the finger at)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To accuse or blame (someone).
    • It seems like everyone always tries to point the finger at somebody else.

Questions about points the finger at

What is points the finger at the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Points the finger at is the third-person singular simple present indicative of point the finger at.

Words near points the finger at in the dictionary

  1. points out
  2. points Percy at the porcelain
  3. points race
  4. points races
  5. points the bone
  6. points the finger at
  7. points up
  8. points-of-view
  9. pointscore
  10. pointscorer
  11. pointscorers

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