- miss the point
- to fail to understand what is important about something.
I think you've missed the point. It's not the money that's the problem, it's the fact that she's not consulting him when she spends it.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
miss the point
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miss the point — {v. phr.} To be unable to comprehend the essence of what was meant. * /The student didn t get a passing grade on the exam because, although he wrote three pages, he actually missed the point./ … Dictionary of American idioms
miss the point — {v. phr.} To be unable to comprehend the essence of what was meant. * /The student didn t get a passing grade on the exam because, although he wrote three pages, he actually missed the point./ … Dictionary of American idioms
miss the point — phrase to fail to understand something She missed the point entirely and thought I was blaming her. Thesaurus: to not understand, or to misunderstandsynonym Main entry: point … Useful english dictionary
miss the point — If you miss the point you fail to understand the essential part of what has been said. Sam missed the point. It s not the job that s the problem, it s the amount of work it involves for one person … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
miss the point — not understand, not get the point I missed the point of his remark. Do you know what he meant? … English idioms
miss\ the\ point — v. phr. To be unable to comprehend the essence of what was meant. The student didn t get a passing grade on the exam because, although he wrote three pages, he actually missed the point … Словарь американских идиом
miss the point — to fail to understand something She missed the point entirely and thought I was blaming her … English dictionary
miss the point — verb To fail to grasp the meaning of an utterance. Do you know what I mean, or are you missing my point? … Wiktionary
miss the point — fail to grasp the main point … English contemporary dictionary
the point — ► the meaning or most important part of what is being said or written: »The point is that on weekends and late at night there should always be someone on duty to deal with emergencies. come/get to the point »We haven t got all day, so please get… … Financial and business terms
