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Discover LudwigThe phrase "fingered for" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It means to be identified as the culprit or responsible person for something. Example: After the stolen car was found abandoned, the police questioned several suspects but eventually John was fingered for the crime by a witness who saw him near the scene of the theft.
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Especially when his brother is fingered for the killing.
But it's her lover (Richard Todd) who has been fingered for the crime.
One of the men Barboza fingered for murder was released from prison after thirty years.
IN 2008 Siemens, a German conglomerate, was fingered for handing out bribes in emerging markets.
However, he is now being fingered for Monarch's problem: that it expanded too fast.
"Thank you for allowing yourself to be fingered for this job," Tyrie persisted.
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Assume fingering for the signature beginning of the song.
I'm crossing my fingers for it!
One finger for I; four fingers for love; three fingers for you.
"Slips Through the Fingers," for example.
The manager snaps his fingers for emphasis.
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