point a/the finger at

idiom

variants or point fingers at

: to accuse or blame (someone)

He was quick to point a finger at his coworkers.

Let's stop pointing fingers at each other and just solve the problem!

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The Netflix docuseries does not point the finger at any single suspect but does highlight her father’s hope that new DNA testing might solve the case. —

Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024 The callousness with which people still point the finger at this family, still point the finger at the brother [Burke]. —

Christine Pelisek, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024 There’s nobody to point a finger at on that particular situation. —

Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024 Because the solutions to the housing crisis are so elusive, some policy makers have tried to point the finger at credit score cost. —

Paul Weinstein Jr., Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for point a/the finger at

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