make a point
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make a point — {v. phr.} To try hard; make a special effort. Used with of and a verbal noun. * /He made a point of remembering to get his glasses fixed./ * /He made a point of thanking his hostess before he left the party./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make a point — {v. phr.} To try hard; make a special effort. Used with of and a verbal noun. * /He made a point of remembering to get his glasses fixed./ * /He made a point of thanking his hostess before he left the party./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make a point of — MAKE AN EFFORT TO, go out of one s way to, put emphasis on. → point * * * make a point of To treat as essential, make a special object of • • • Main Entry: ↑point * * * make a special and noticeable effort to do (a specified thing) she made a… … Useful english dictionary
make a point of — ► make a point of make a special effort to do something. Main Entry: ↑point … English terms dictionary
make your point — ► to tell people your opinion: »OK, you ve made your point. Let someone else say what they think now. Main Entry: ↑point … Financial and business terms
make a point of — (doing something) to be certain to do something that you think is important. She makes a point of sending thank you notes … New idioms dictionary
make a point — verb make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally • Syn: ↑make sure • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s PP * * * make/ … Useful english dictionary
make a point — verb a) To argue or promote an idea. I suppose the people who wrote that stuff on the wall were trying to make a point, but they mainly made a mess. b) To take care in doing something of something; to pay attention or ensure that something is… … Wiktionary
make a point of — If you make a point of doing something, you make an effort to do what you think is the right thing to do. The singer made a point of thanking the musicians and the technicians … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
make a point of doing something — phrase to be certain that you do something, usually in an obvious way From then on he made a point of avoiding her. Thesaurus: to carry out a plansynonym Main entry: point * * * make a ˈpoint of doing sth idiom to be or … Useful english dictionary
make a point of doing sth — ► to always do something, or to take particular care to do something: »She always makes a point of inviting all her staff to briefing meetings. Main Entry: ↑point … Financial and business terms
