put one's finger on
phrase
as in identify
to find out or establish the identity of
He recognized the smell but couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.
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“Put one's finger on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20one%27s%20finger%20on. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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