point fingers en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To accuse people of being responsible for something bad.
If Burnham is right, then it seems to me that the reaction of TfN, NR and DfT to questions is for each to point fingers at the others.
2021 May 5, Philip Haigh, “I think we need better than this from the rail industry”, in RAIL, number 930, pages 50–51:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pointing fingers | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pointed fingers | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pointed fingers | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| points fingers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |