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make a point

idiom

To argue or promote an idea.


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  1. 01

    beside the point

    Irrelevant, moot.

  2. 02

    boiling point

    The state of being heated, with high aggression.

  3. 03

    brownie point

    Credit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.

  4. 04

    cannot make it

    Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.

  5. 05

    doctors make the worst patients

    It is difficult to advise people on subjects that they are experts on.

  6. 06

    enough to make a cat laugh

    Very outlandish or outrageous.

  7. 07

    enough to make the angels weep

    Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.

  8. 08

    fine feathers make fine birds

    Something that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.

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