- finger someone for
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. inform on to the police.→ finger
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
finger someone for
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finger — noun each of the four slender jointed parts attached to either hand (or five, if the thumb is included). ↘a measure of spirits in a glass, based on the breadth of a finger. verb 1》 touch or feel with the fingers. 2》 (usu. finger someone for)… … English new terms dictionary
finger-pointing — noun the imputation of blame they want all the finger pointing about intelligence failures to stop • Syn: ↑fingerpointing • Hypernyms: ↑imputation * * * noun [noncount] : the act of blaming someone for a problem instead of trying to fix or solve… … Useful english dictionary
finger — [fiŋ′gər] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger finger, Goth figgrs, prob. < IE base * penkwe, FIVE] 1. any of the five jointed parts projecting from the palm of the hand; esp., any of these other than the thumb 2. the part of a glove that covers one of … English World dictionary
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finger — [[t]fɪ̱ŋgə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ fingers, fingering, fingered 1) N COUNT Your fingers are the four long thin parts at the end of each hand. → See also light fingered She suddenly held up a small, bony finger and pointed across the room... She ran her… … English dictionary
finger — /ˈfɪŋgə/ (say fingguh) noun 1. any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb. 2. a part of a glove made to receive a finger. 3. the breadth of a finger as a unit of length; digit. 4. the length of a finger, 12 cm,… …
The Moving Finger — For other uses, see The Moving Finger (disambiguation). The Moving Finger … Wikipedia
finger — I UK [ˈfɪŋɡə(r)] / US [ˈfɪŋɡər] noun [countable] Word forms finger : singular finger plural fingers *** 1) a) your fingers are the long thin parts on the end of your hands He had long bony fingers. She ran her fingers over the smooth wood. b) the … English dictionary
finger — 1. tv. to point someone out; to identify someone (as having done something, been somewhere, etc.). □ Pete fingered Marty as being the one who arrived first. □ Nobody would dare finger Rocko as the one who did it. 2. n. someone who identifies… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
