词汇 | put your finger on something |
释义 | Idiom put your finger on somethingput (your) finger on (something) to discover the exact reason why a situation is the way it is, especially when something is wrong.I know there's something wrong, but I can't put my finger on exactly what it is. (often negative)I think you've just put your finger on the biggest problem facing the Conservative party in this election. put (one's) finger on (something)1. To recognize or recall fully, clearly, or correctly. (Usually used in the negative.) I can't put my finger on what this is reminding me of. There's something off about her story, but I can't put my finger on it. 2. To recognize, identify, or determine the fundamental aspects of something. Well, I think you put your finger on it when you brought up the issue of tax increases for lower earners. put your finger on somethingCOMMON If you put your finger on the reason for something or the truth about something, you say what it is exactly. He put his finger on a major weakness of its education policy when he said that the country needed improved education, not perpetual experimentation. It was Dr. Stockton who had put his finger on the truth. Note: If you cannot say exactly the reason for something or the truth about something, you can say that you can't put your finger on it. Had they known each other as children? At school? She couldn't put her finger on it. |
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