put one's finger on

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

put one's finger on

1. (idiomatic) To identify, specify, name or pick out (usually negative)

   There’s something wrong, but I can’t put my finger on it.

Translations

identify

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 指出 (zh) (zhǐchū), 点明 (zh) (diǎnmíng)

• Finnish: osoittaa sormella
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• French: mettre le doigt sur (fr)
• Russian: показывать пальцем (pokazyvatʹ palʹcem)
• Swedish: sätta fingret på (sv)