point the finger at

1. Attach blame to, accuse, as in When they asked her who broke the window, she pointed the finger at Tom. Also see put the finger on.

Example Sentences

Like it or not, just as Sir Keir Starmer has discovered, grumpy parties who are not doing well point the finger at their leader.

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Some state officials were quick to point the finger at the National Weather Service — including Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd, who said forecasts did not adequately predict the amount of rain that fell on the area.

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While the US has so far publicly distanced itself from the Israeli operation, Iranian state TV was quick to point the finger at Washington, accusing it of being "complicit" in an attack that has "killed children".

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“You could point the finger at me. I really don’t care. I wasn’t good enough to help us be successful and I wish I could have done more, but I didn’t. I struggled. You live and you learn.”

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Mr Graham also admitted making an anonymous call to police to point the finger at Mr Carruthers, claiming he had to as detectives had not listened to him before.

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Related Words

• arraign 
• blame 
• impeach 
• indict 
• involve