单词 | put your finger on something |
释义 | put your finger on somethingto understand or say exactly what the cause of a problem or the answer to a question is He had thought that Houston would have arrived at that solution first; but, no, itwas Dr. Stockton who had put his finger on the truth. Synonyms of 'put your finger on something'identify, place, remember, discover More Synonyms of put your finger on something (idiom) Definition to identify precisely She couldn't quite put her finger on the reason. Synonyms identify I tried to identify her perfume. place I know we've met, but I can't place you. remember discover indicate recallfind out locate We've simply been unable to locate him. pin down bring to mind hit upon hit the nail on the head Additional synonymsin the sense of locate Definition to discover the whereabouts of We've simply been unable to locate him. Synonyms find, discover, detect, come across, track down, pinpoint, unearth, pin down, lay your hands on, run to earth or ground in the sense of place Definition to identify or classify by linking with an appropriate context I know we've met, but I can't place you. Synonyms identify, remember, recognize, pin someone down, put your finger on, put a name to, set someone in context Nearby words of |
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