Pengertian Put One’s Finger on Something
Put one’s finger on something merupakan frasa bahasa Inggris yang berarti “identify something exactly” (mengetahui sesuatu dengan tepat). Frasa yang bermakna idiomatis ini biasanya digunakan di dalam kalimat negatif ketika kita merasa ada yang salah tapi kita tidak dapat mengidentifikasi dengan pasti apa itu atau alasannya.
Lihat juga:
- let me put it this way
- put your foot down
- put your foot in your mouth
- put your hand in your pocket
- put somebody/something on a pedestal
- put up with
- on earth
- on second thought
- (be) on the case
- keep an eye on someone/something
Contoh Kalimat Put One’s Finger on Something dan Artinya
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| 2 | I noticed something different in his eyes, but I couldn’t put my finger on it at first. (Saya melihat sesuatu yang berbeda di matanya, tapi saya tidak dapat mengetahuinya dengan pasti pada awalnya.) |
| 3 | He senses there’s something slightly wrong with his work environment, but he can’t put his finger on what it is. (Dia merasakan ada yang sedikit salah dengan lingkungan kerjanya, tapi dia tidak dapat mengetahui dengan pasti apa itu.) |
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- stand your ground (phrase)
- put your hand in your pocket (phrase)
- from/out of nowhere (phrase)
- take something with a grain of salt (phrase)
- the ball is in someone’s court
- string someone along (phrase)
- for good (phrase)
References:
- Definition of ‘put one’s finger on sth’. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/put-ones-finger-on-something. Accessed on January 24, 2018.
- put your finger on sth. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/put-your-finger-on-sth. Accessed on January 24, 2018.
- put one’s finger on something. https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/put_one%27s_finger_on_something. Accessed on January 24, 2018.
- put one’s finger on. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/put+one%27s+finger+on. Accessed on January 24, 2018.