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What is another word for point the finger?

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To accuse or blame someone

To inform against someone for a crime or wrongdoing

To accuse or believe (someone) to be guilty

To express disapproval of

Verb

To accuse or blame someone

hold accountable

hold responsible

assign fault to

lay the blame on

place the blame on

assign guilt to

assign liability to

pin the blame on

point a finger at

point the finger at

stick the blame on

call to account

lay at one's door

hold accountable for

impute blame to

hold responsible for

point finger at

bring charges against

consider guilty of

lay the blame on someone for

prove one's guilt

prefer charges against

hold someone answerable

file charges against

attribute liability to

pronounce guilty

lodge complaint

hold answerable for

attribute blame to

lay charges against

prove to be guilty

attribute guilt

lay a guilt trip on

lay a bad trip on

recriminate for

incriminate for

hang something on

make accusations about

bring to trial for

blow the whistle on

put on trial for

take to court for

drag into court

bring before the court

bring someone to trial

bring an action against

have the law on

lay at the door of

let someone have it

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“It seems like everyone always tries to point the finger at somebody else for this mess.”

Verb

To inform against someone for a crime or wrongdoing

blow the whistle on

sell down the river

peach on someone

do the dirty on

stab in the back

drop the dime on

spill the beans on

hang something on

tell tales about

spill the beans about

point finger at

lay at one's door

pin the blame on

blacken the name of

stick the blame on

blow the whistle

put the finger on

put someone's pot on

spill the beans

point the bone at

break faith with

be unfaithful to

turn King's evidence

act as an informer

turn Queen's evidence

give someone away

rat someone out

tell the police about

give someone a Judas kiss

tell the authorities about

spill your guts

turn state's evidence

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“After some interrogation, Jimmy's henchman would eventually point the finger at him for the crime.”

Verb

To accuse or believe (someone) to be guilty

regard as guilty

regard as a wrongdoer

think to be guilty

Verb

To express disapproval of

give comeuppance

remonstrate with

express disapproval of

find fault with

haul over the coals

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rating

give someone a row

give someone a wigging

give someone some stick

tear off a strip

give a talking-to

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a roasting

give someone a telling-off

give someone a mouthful

give someone a rollicking

read the riot act

give someone what for

slap someone's wrist

let someone have it

give someone hell

give someone a bollocking

give someone a caning

rake over the coals

send someone away with a flea in their ear

give a black eye

tear a strip off

fulminate against

slap on the wrist

drag through the mud

drag through the mire

bring into disrepute

jump down one's throat

inveigh against

bring discredit to

reflect badly on

give a piece of one's mind

bring shame upon

give a bad name

rip up and down

do a hatchet job on

call to account

call on the carpet

tar and feather

spread scandal about

run smear campaign

lay down the law

vituperate against

give some stick to

cast aspersions on

lay at one's door

hold accountable

hold responsible

take to the woodshed

come down hard on

give someone a bad press

point finger at

assign guilt to

bellyache about

sound off about

give something a bad press

cut to the quick

criticize severely

give a going over

tell a thing or two

strongly criticize

bite someone's head off

have someone on the carpet

rap on knuckles

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

impute blame to

take down a peg

hold accountable for

hold responsible for

attribute blame to

reprimand severely

throw brickbats at

pass strictures upon

assault verbally

give a bad press to

rake over coals

give tongue-lashing

have words with

blacken someone's reputation

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

criticize harshly

call over the coals

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

give a hard time

burn one's ears

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

give someone a carpeting

criticize hatefully

hold someone to blame

declaim against

throw the book at

mete out punishment to

make an example of

lose one's temper with

give the business

jump down someone's throat

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone stick

criticize strongly

give a tongue-lashing

give going-over

give piece of mind

have your knife in

jump on one's case

snap someone's head off

go for the jugular

express disapprobation

express disapprobation of

bring charges against

send someone away with a flea in his

give the dickens

bring to account

take issue with

make uncomfortable

make someone eat crow

make someone feel ashamed

cut down to size

look askance at

take exception to

make a protest to

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

be hostile towards

assign fault to

lay the blame on

place the blame on

lay a guilt trip on

consider guilty of

lay a bad trip on

assign liability to

kick in the teeth

slap in the face

hit where one lives

hang something on

blow whistle on

send up the river

lay at the door of

lay the blame on someone for

attribute liability to

lodge complaint

hold answerable for

put in a bad light

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

bring into disfavour

show in a bad light

blacken someone's name

blacken the name of

give a bad name to

blacken the reputation of

make someone eat humble pie

spread lies about

lower the status of

bring dishonour to

cause to lose face

sully the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

tell lies about

damage the reputation of

settle someone's hash

treat disrespectfully

reflect negatively

run a smear campaign against

write false reports about

muddy the reputation of

take the wind out of your sails

cause to feel small

have the last laugh on

take a swipe at

drag someone's name through the mire

look down one's nose at

cast in a bad light

harm the reputation of

get the better of

sully someone's reputation

spread tales about

drag name through mud

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

blacken the character of

think little of

cast a slur upon

be prejudicial to

reduce the status of

be untrue to oneself

abandon one's principles

take dim view of

put out of countenance

hold forth against

throw stones at

pop one's balloon

make one feel small

fix someone's wagon

bring down a peg

force to eat humble pie

show in bad light

blot your copybook

give offence to

do discredit to

cause offence to

put in one's place

debase yourself

hurt somebody's feelings

step on one's toes

blemish the reputation of

tarnish the reputation of

be a discredit to

characterize^US

injure the reputation of

taint someone's name

blacken someone's character

stain someone's good name

sully someone's name

tarnish someone's name

soil someone's name

become a stain of the escutcheon of

become a blot of the escutcheon of

tell someone to get lost

characterise^UK

give someone the brush-off

look right through someone

give the cold shoulder to

be scornful about

treat contemptuously

bite one's thumb at

take the mickey

poke mullock at

take the piss out of

accuse of being

label negatively

do a disservice to

take advantage of

do the dirty on

do an injustice to

shoot full of holes

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