| 词组 | missing the point |
| 释义 | (redirected from missing the point)miss the pointTo misunderstand the essence or crux of something. That's not what I meant at all—you missed the point of everything I just said. miss the pointto fail to understand the important part of something. I'm afraid you missed the point. Let me explain it again. You keep explaining, and I keep missing the point. miss the pointOverlook or fail to understand the essential or important part of something, as in Chris missed the point of Gwen's complaint, thinking she was opposed to the date of the next meeting . This expression employs point in the sense of "the salient portion," a usage dating from the late 1300s. |
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