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Expresiones en inglés: can’t put a finger on it

Expresiones en inglés: can’t put a finger on it. Have you ever had that feeling like something was wrong but you are not sure why you feel like that? We have the perfect expression for that feeling in English: I can’t put my finger on it. It can also be a useful expression if you do know what is wrong but maybe you do not want to say it out loud to everyone.

I can’t put my finger on it

  • Feeling like something is wrong without understanding why
    • I feel like something is wrong, but I can’t put my finger on it.
    • There’s something I don’t trust about her, but I can’t put my finger on it.
  • We also can replace ‘it’ with what it is.
    • I knew I did a poor job on the assignment, but I couldn’t put my eye on what the problem was.
    • Jenny thought he was lying, but she couldn’t put a finger on what he was lying about.

Expresiones en inglés

Now that you have learned Expresiones en inglés: can´t put a finger on it, check out our other posts:
Expression Session: to be on track
Expression Session: brush up on something

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