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put the finger on

put the fin·ger on
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poo t stressed th ee fing-ger on, awn]
    • /pʊt stressed ði ˈfɪŋ gər ɒn, ɔn/
    • /ˈpʊt ðə ˈfɪŋɡə(r) ɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poo t stressed th ee fing-ger on, awn]
    • /pʊt stressed ði ˈfɪŋ gər ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of put the finger on words

  • noun put the finger on to inform on or identify, esp for the police 0
  • noun put the finger on to choose (the victim or location of an intended crime) 0
  • noun put the finger on to identify as for the police; inform on 0
  • noun put the finger on to indicate as the place to be robbed, victim to be killed, etc. 0
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Parts of speech for Put the finger on

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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put the finger on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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