that is beside the point

  • 1beside the point — or[beside the question] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Off the subject; about something different. * /What you meant to do is beside the point; the fact is you didn t do it./ * /The judge told the witness that his remarks were beside the point./ Compare:… …

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  • 2beside the point — or[beside the question] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Off the subject; about something different. * /What you meant to do is beside the point; the fact is you didn t do it./ * /The judge told the witness that his remarks were beside the point./ Compare:… …

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  • 3beside the point — IRRELEVANT, immaterial, unimportant, neither here nor there, inconsequential, incidental, out of place, unconnected, peripheral, tangential, extraneous. → point * * * beside the point phrase not relevant or important to the subject you are… …

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  • 4beside the point — not important. I can t think of anything that he and I agree on, but that s beside the point …

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  • 5beside the point — not relevant or important to the subject you are discussing Stephen had certainly lied to her, but that was beside the point …

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  • 6beside\ the\ point — • beside the point • beside the question adj or adv. phr. Off the subject; about something different. What you meant to do is beside the point; the fact is you didn t do it. The judge told the witness that his remarks were beside the point.… …

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  • 7beside the point — 1. adjective Irrelevant, moot. His many charitable donations are beside the point. They do not make up for the fact that he stole the money to begin with. 2. adverb Irrelevantly, off the topic. Judges in the British law courts used to tell… …

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  • 8beside the point —    If something is beside the point, it s not relevant to the matter being discussed or considered.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If something is beside the point, it does not relate to the topic or is irrelevant.     We need to know if …

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  • 9beside the point — not relevant to the subject that you are considering or discussing What you are saying is beside the point. We are not talking about salary now …

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  • 10(be) beside the point — be beside the ˈpoint idiom to not be important or closely related to the main thing you are talking about • Yes, I know it was an accident, but that s beside the point. • They took my words out of context, but that s beside the point. Main entry …

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