put one's finger on Synonyms
put one's finger on Meaning
put one's finger on
to devote (oneself) to an activity or end, to move in a specified direction, assign, to set before one for judgment or decision (as by a formal vote), to produce or send out by growth, to translate into another language or style, to start in motion, to cause to perform an action, to bring into action, attach sense 5, to start out, add, combine, invest entry 2 sense 1, fixed sense 1a, set, attach, attribute, assert, propose, to call for a formal vote on, go entry 1 sense 1, proceed, remind, to bring into a state or condition, to inform on, propose, to place in a specified position or relationship, repose, rest, to make the final preparations for printing (something, such as a newspaper), impose sense 1a, put option at option 3, to convey into another form, to cause to endure or suffer something, to leave in a hurry, to create as a unified whole, invest entry 1 sense 1, impute, to bring into a specified state or condition, adapt, apply, express entry 4 sense 1a, to send (something, such as a weapon or missile) into or through something, to set before one for judgment or decision, to give as an estimate, to take a firm stand, express, state, to make public, impose, inflict, to make sexual advances toward, to cause to undergo something, to devote or urge to an activity or end, to throw with an overhand pushing motion, identify, to make a tactless or embarrassing blunder, estimate entry 1 sense 1, a throw made with an overhand pushing motion, impel, incite, the act or an instance of putting the shot, bet, wager, to take a specified course, to ask for money, an option to sell a specified amount of a security (such as a stock) or commodity (such as wheat) at a fixed price at or within a specified time compare call sense 3d, to prescribe a specified regimen for, to finish off, being in place, to place in or move into a position or relationship
put one's finger on Sentence Examples
- The doctor couldn't put his finger on the exact cause of the patient's symptoms.
- The detective struggled to put his finger on the motive for the crime.
- The artist's inability to put his finger on the right shade frustrated him.
- The researcher spent hours trying to put her finger on the precise data point.
- The teacher couldn't put her finger on why the student made the same mistake repeatedly.
- The engineer's efforts to put his finger on the source of the malfunction proved futile.
- The politician's reluctance to put his finger on the sensitive issue drew criticism.
- The journalist was determined to put his finger on the truth behind the scandal.
- The scientist's meticulous experiments helped him to put his finger on the missing element.
- The therapist's skillful questioning allowed the patient to put his finger on the root of his anxiety.
FAQs About the word put one's finger on
to devote (oneself) to an activity or end, to move in a specified direction, assign, to set before one for judgment or decision (as by a formal vote), to produc
identify, locate, single (out), distinguish, ID, finger, pinpoint,find, reveal, investigate
disguise, conceal, camouflage,hide, sham,simulate, feign,counterfeit
The doctor couldn't put his finger on the exact cause of the patient's symptoms.
The detective struggled to put his finger on the motive for the crime.
The artist's inability to put his finger on the right shade frustrated him.
The researcher spent hours trying to put her finger on the precise data point.
