- can't put my finger on it
- cannot remember the exact words
I know the answer, but I can't put my finger on it.
English Idioms. Sayings and slang .
can't put my finger on it
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put (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… … New idioms dictionary
put my finger on it — See can t put my finger on it … English idioms
put your finger on — to find out the exact nature of (something) : ↑identify I feel that something is wrong but I can t quite put my finger on the problem. • • • Main Entry: ↑finger … Useful english dictionary
finger — fingerer, n. fingerless, adj. /fing geuhr/, n. 1. any of the terminal members of the hand, esp. 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 measurement; digit. 4. the length of… … Universalium
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 — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
put — verb past tense putpresent participle putting MOVE STH 1 (transitive always + adv/prep) to move something from one place or position into another, especially using your hands: put sth in/on/there etc: Put those bags on the table. | You should put … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
finger — I n. 1) to point a finger at 2) (usu. fig.) to snap one s fingers (I jump when she snaps her fingers) ( I obey her commands without question ) 3) an accusing; warning finger (to point an accusing finger at smb.) 4) an index; little; middle; ring; … Combinatory dictionary
finger — n. & v. n. 1 any of the terminal projections of the hand (including or excluding the thumb). 2 the part of a glove etc. intended to cover a finger. 3 a a finger like object (fish finger). b a long narrow structure. 4 colloq. a measure of liquor… … Useful english dictionary
