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!

Examples of point a/the finger at in a Sentence

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And that decision, Troiano says, likely led the defense to point the finger at Claire for the murder. —Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2024

In his opening, Bowles relied heavily on the conclusions of a workplace safety investigation, which faulted the production for numerous safety violations, and did not point the finger at Gutierrez Reed. —Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024

Despite moving forward with Scheana, Sandoval wasn’t ready to take full responsibility for his actions and continued to point the finger at his friends when he was later confronted by Brock. —Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024

But the actress has an idea of who to point the finger at regarding the issue. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024

But throughout the trial, Buzbee continued to point the finger at Erickson, who was the first to barrel through the crosswalk. —Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024

At the fundraiser Wednesday night, Biden criticized Trump for likening his situation to that of Navalny, whose death in an Arctic penal colony has seen Biden and other Western leaders point the finger at the Kremlin. —Alexander Smith, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024

But in the initial fog of uncertainty surrounding the blasts, some Iranian officials appeared to point the finger at Israel, stoking fears that the war in Gaza was expanding to a new front. —Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024

Many people point the finger at the developers of these major GenAI tools. —Reuven Aronashvili, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024