finger (one) as (someone)

finger (one) as (someone)

To identify someone as having had a particular role in something. If they have security cameras, they'll definitely be able to finger us as the thieves!

See also: finger

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

finger someone as someone

Sl. to identify someone as a certain person. (As if one were pointing a finger at someone.) Max fingered his partner as the gunman. The accountant fingered the bookkeeper as the one who fixed the books.

See also: finger

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

finger someone as someone

tv. to identify someone as a certain person. (As if one were pointing a finger at someone.) Last Card Louie fingered his partner as the gunman.

See also: finger, someone

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.