# take the point

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/take-the-point
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To agree with what a person says, to be persuaded by their arguments.

## Examples

- I take your point about the high cost.
- She argued that we should wait, and I eventually had to take her point.
- Although he initially resisted the proposed changes, he eventually took the point that the current system was no longer sustainable.

## Origin

take + the + point

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