American Idioms and Expressions

Point The Finger At (someone) Idiom

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point the finger at (someone)
What does point the finger at (someone) mean?
to blame someone, to identify someone as the guilty personI tried not to point the finger at anyone but I still wanted to discover who broke the computer.

Some Random Idioms
rotten
What does "rotten" mean?
stinky; smelly; disgusting
an eager beaver
What does "an eager beaver" mean?
a person who is always willing to volunteer or do extra work."Jan is certainly an eager beaver. Anytime there's work to be done,she's the first to say she'll help."
up yours
What does "up yours" mean?
go away; drop dead (used to reject something or as a retort)
(go/be) belly up
What does "(go/be) belly up" mean?
(a company) fails or goes bankruptThe small video store near my house went belly-up last month.
have one foot in the grave
What does "have one foot in the grave" mean?
be near deathMy uncle is very sick and has one foot in the grave.
Dry spell
What does "Dry spell" mean?
If something or someone is having a dry spell, they aren't being as successful as they normally are.
dog in the manger
What does "dog in the manger" mean?
someone who prevents others from doing what they themselves do not want to do (in Aesop's Fables a dog that cannot eat hay lays in the hayrack and prevents the other animals from eating the hay)My friend always acts like a dog in the manger and often tries to prevent us from enjoying ourselves.

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