Sentences with phrase «to put a finger on»

Don't be afraid to tell your veterinarian that your ferret, «Just isn't acting right,» even if you can't put your finger on what exactly is wrong.

I attempted to make this recipe tonight, but the cheese sauce wasn't quite right, and I couldn't quite put my finger on why that was.

It seems like it's missing something, and I can't quite put my finger on what.

I think fans can tell that it's a cheap production, even if they can't quite put their finger on why.

I'm exactly the same with mushrooms but can't quite put my finger on exactly what it is about them!

I can't really put my finger on why.

I could never put my finger on why my popcorn never really came out right.

Often, I can't even put my finger on what the scent is.

It's actually exactly the kind of thing — you're putting your finger on something — that some writers do have trouble discussing, though.

Just cant put my finger on which one yet..

Sometimes you like or don't like a dress for a reason, but I can't always put my finger on the why!

I can't precisely put my finger on the cause of this, but his performance isn't as immediate this time around.

I have a hard time putting my finger on one specific style and sticking to it.

It really helped put my finger on the reading issues we needed to focus on.

But when I asked them to explain exactly why they hated it, they couldn't put their finger on anything in particular.

Last I checked, mankind couldn't even begin to put his finger on how to create all of that out of nothing!

You can assign specific shortcuts to each finger that you lay on the sensor, so calling your favorite contact is as easy as putting your finger on your phone.

Since the fingerprint reader is on the back, you can wake and unlock your phone just by putting your finger on the reader.

If you are managing autoimmune disease like I am, you can almost put your finger on what will bring on a flare and when it might hit.

* I'm thrilled to say that I finally put my finger on that something... I needed it to be creamy, too!

I know I'm messing up somewhere, I just can't quite put my finger on where.

Any time i put it on i immediately receive a compliment on how pretty i look and no one can ever put their finger on exactly what is different about me.

It's no secret they've struggled as of late and no one can necessarily put their finger on it.

Eventually an astute member of our panel put their finger on it.

You lightly put your fingers on the skin and see how mobile the skin is in moving up and down and side to side.

And I can't totally put my finger on why.

The girl put her fingers on me, the girl took everything I own.

He is correct to put the finger on deforestation (or more correctly land - use change), however one can not brush aside the role of fire.

I think that you have correctly put your finger on the communication issues here.

She has a remarkable ability to put her finger on emerging trends.

To do so put your finger on the Home button but don't press on it.

We can barely put our finger on why this is turning us on now.

It's not a term I use, even when discussing the possible benefits of self - publishing, but I'd never really put my finger on why.

Putting a finger on exactly which policy changes produced the test - score improvements is remarkably difficult, because the state adopted a wide array of policies that may have had a beneficial effect.

I can never quite put my finger on what it is about them that makes me so happy.

Her ideas are fun and familiar, yet something I could never put my finger on.

Looks so intriguing that a lot of people can't even put a finger on it, it's rugged, yet sporty, aggressive, but elegant.

The critic had put her finger on something that was instantly clear to a lot of us.

I can't really put my finger on why.

Just put your finger on the home button, and the phone unlocks in a second.

I may have finally put my finger on it.

I want to like this, but I don't and I can't exactly put my finger on what it is I don't like.

Sometimes, try as you might, you can't put your finger on what makes a game fun to play, and this is one of those occasions.

In that sentence, Wright succinctly describes a phenomenon I've been trying to put my finger on for years!

«We haven't yet put our finger on it.