make a point of (doing something)
To consciously and deliberately make an effort to do something. I can't believe I forgot to pick up milk. I even made a point of stopping at the store to get it, but then bought everything else but that. I always make a point to stop by that market when strawberries are in season.
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make a point of someone or something
and make an issue of someone or somethingFig. to turn someone or something into an important matter. Please don't make a point of John's comment. It wasn't that important. I hope you make an issue of Tom's success and the reasons for it.
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make a point of
Treat something as important or essential, as in
She made a point of thanking everyone in the department for their efforts. This expression uses
point in the sense of "an objective or purpose." [Late 1700s] Also see
make one's point.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
make a point of
To consider or treat (an action or activity) as indispensable: made a point of visiting their niece on the way home.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.