finger-pointingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈfɪŋ.ɡəˌpɔɪn.tɪŋ/us/ˈfɪŋ.ɡɚˌpɔɪn.t̬ɪŋ/a situation in which someone is blamed for something that goes wrong:
There's the usual finger-pointing when mistakes are made.
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Blaming & accusing
- a bad workman blames his tools idiom
- accusation
- accusatory
- accusing
- allegation
- attribute
- attribution
- carry
- chalk sth up
- charge
- condemnation
- contributory negligence
- face the music idiom
- frame
- hang
- indictment
- opprobrium
- recrimination
- stitch sb up
- thank sb for sth idiom
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