put one's finger on
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Verb
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put
one's
finger
on
(
idiomatic
)
To
identify
,
specify
,
name
or
pick out
(usually negative)
There’s something wrong, but I can’t
put my finger on it
.
Translations
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identify
Chinese:
Mandarin:
指出
(zh)
,
点明
(zh)
Finnish:
osoittaa sormella
French:
mettre le doigt sur
(fr)
Russian:
показывать
пальцем
(
pokazyvatʹ palʹcem
)
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