point

armed at all points: seearmed.

brownie point: seebrownie.

case in point: seecase.

the finer points of: seefiner.

not to put too fine a point on it: seefine.

point the bone at: seebone.

point the finger: seefinger.

point of no return the point in a journey or enterprise at which it becomes essential or more practical to continue to the end.

score points (off) deliberately make yourself appear superior to someone else by making clever remarks.

1986Jack BattenJudges There's nothing condescending or cruel about his wit. He doesn't score points off the people in the prisoners' box. He doesn't take advantage.

stretch a point: seestretch.

take someone's point accept the validity of someone's idea or argument. chiefly British

win on points win by accumulating a series of minor gains rather than by a single dramatic feat.

☞ In boxing, a fighter wins on points by having the referee and judges award him more points than his opponent, rather than by a knockout.