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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

put the finger on en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of finger (“to report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on”)
    • "And for God's sake watch out. And I mean it. The Big Man'll get you if he possibly can and a police escort to the train would only put the finger on you. Take a cab and keep out of sight." 1954, Ian Fleming, “True or False?”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 0:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
put the finger on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put the finger on Tense=Past lexicographic
putting the finger on Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
puts the finger on Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

finger