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make a point
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. make a point - make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionallymake sureact, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
make a point
make a point1. To state or demonstrate something of particular importance. To make a point about the need for a design revision, she showed how a single grain of sand could cause the entire mechanism to seize up. Stop interrupting me—I'm trying to make a point!2. To consciously and deliberately make an effort to do something. I can't believe I forgot to pick up milk. I even made a point of stopping at the store to get it, but then bought everything else but that. I always make a point to stop by that market when strawberries are in season.See also: make, pointmake a point and make points 1. Lit. to score a point in a game. Bob made a point in the last match. Karen made twenty points in the second half. 2. Fig. to state an item of importance. (See also someone or something">make a point of someone or something; (with someone)">make points (with someone).) You made a point that we all should remember. He spoke for an hour without making a point.See also: make, pointmake a point
Related to make a point: let up, in view of, turn out to beSynonyms for make a pointverb make a point of doing somethingSynonymsRelated Words |