Jan 5, 2015 · All of these examples (and many later ones turned up in Google Books searches for the phrases "point me to a" and "pointed me to a" for the period 1800–2008) use the "point …

Jun 30, 2015 · Failing to fight off the urge to say 'Journalist' I'll move swiftly on to a personal favorite: Jeremiah. It's a term that is falling out of use and I think that's a shame because it fits …

"Motioning (at)" includes "pointing at someone or something with one's head". M-W: motion verb: to make a movement of your hand, head, etc., that tells someone to move or act in a certain …

Mar 7, 2019 · Verb "Troubleshooting" seems to describe what you intend to convey, and someone good at troubleshooting will be troubleshooter. Alternatively, you can try using phrases like " …

Nov 29, 2012 · Point to implies supplying a direction to someone/something. E.g., for a reference, I would point you to the HR department. Point at is a physical gesture directing an object, e.g. …

May 11, 2022 · For example, if you're "darting a glance at" the clock, that signals that you're impatient and fails to have any connotation that you're trying to tell someone else to look at the …

Jun 18, 2023 · As a somewhat insulting noun, "Captain obvious" can be used for someone who is always stating the obvious. Prolixity can be used to describe someone who says too much. …

May 26, 2014 · The other person may be a complete master of literary arts, like some of the posters on this site, but you would still want to make any errors right if you saw them in their …

"To my face" is used to mean "in my presence" For example someone could say: She'll say that when I'm not around, I'd like to hear her say that to my face! (...say that while we're looking …

Dec 21, 2014 · Finger-pointing is a noun which means, according to Merriam-Webster, the act of blaming someone for a problem instead of trying to fix or solve it It seems that its literal way of …