to the point

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to the point

involving the most important idea Her answer was short and to the point.

Opposite of: beside the point

See also: point

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On and on I swam, my heart growing lighter at every stroke, for I knew that I was approaching closer and closer to the point where there would be no chance that the waters ahead could be deeper than they were about me. The Gods of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context As the two came down the trail all unconscious of impending danger, the man was explaining that they must be very close to the point at which the plane had landed. Tarzan the Untamed by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context The distance round by land to the point of destination was a mile, and he observed: The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context			to no avail to put it another way to put it mildly to put too fine a point on it to say nothing of to say the least to shout about to some extent to speak of to that effect to the best of ability to the bitter end to the bone to the contrary to the core to the ends of the earth to the fore to the four winds to the gunwales to the hilt to the last to the letter to the manner born to the max to the nth degree to the point to the tune of To the victors belong the spoils to top it all to way of thinking to whom it may concern to wit toad toady toady to toast today Today here, tomorrow the world toddle toddle along toddle away toe toe the line toe the mark toffee toffee-nosed together together with toil toil for toil over			to the gunnels to the gunnels to the gunwales to the highest degree to the hilt to the hilt To the last To the last To the left To the left to the letter to the letter to the letter to the letter to the letter To the life to the limit To The Limit - To The Top to the lowest degree to the manner born to the manner born to the manner born to the max to the max To the Moderator To the Moon To the Moon Alice to the nines to the nines to the nth degree to the point To the Point Software, Inc. to the purpose To the Queen To the question to the recruiter to the same degree to the south to the teeth to the teeth to the teeth to the teeth to the time when To the Top To the Top of the World to the tune of to the tune of to the tune of to the tune of to the tune of To the Very Max To the victor go the spoils To the victor go the spoils To the victors belong the spoils to the wind to the wind to the wind to the wind to the winds to the winds to the winds

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