Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
put\ one's\ finger\ on — • put one s finger on • lay one s finger on v. phr. To find exactly. The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit. We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short… … Словарь американских идиом
put one's finger on — ► put one s finger on identify exactly. Main Entry: ↑finger … English terms dictionary
put one's finger on — also[lay one s finger on] {v. phr.} To find exactly. * /The engineers couldn t put their fingers on the reason for the rocket s failure to orbit./ * /We called in an electrician hoping he could put a finger on the cause of the short circuit./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put one's finger on — phrasal identify < put his finger on the cause of the trouble > … New Collegiate Dictionary
put one's finger on — verb To identify, specify, name or pick out (usually negative) There’s something wrong, but I can’t put my finger on it … Wiktionary
put one's finger on — phrasal : discover, identify put his finger on the cause of the trouble … Useful english dictionary
put one's finger on — identify (something) exactly. → finger … English new terms dictionary
put one's finger on smth — locate precisely, remember exactly I was unable to put my finger on the exact date of his arrival … Idioms and examples
put one's finger on something — identify something exactly he cannot put his finger on what has gone wrong … Useful english dictionary
put one's finger in the dike — attempt to stem the advance of something undesirable Origin: from a story of a small Dutch boy who saved his community from a flood by placing his finger in a hole in a dike … Useful english dictionary
