miss the point

miss the point
   If you miss the point you fail to understand the essential part of what has been said.
   

Sam missed the point. It's not the job that's the problem, it's the amount of work it involves for one person.


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  • miss the point — {v. phr.} To be unable to comprehend the essence of what was meant. * /The student didn t get a passing grade on the exam because, although he wrote three pages, he actually missed the point./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • miss the point — {v. phr.} To be unable to comprehend the essence of what was meant. * /The student didn t get a passing grade on the exam because, although he wrote three pages, he actually missed the point./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • miss the point — phrase to fail to understand something She missed the point entirely and thought I was blaming her. Thesaurus: to not understand, or to misunderstandsynonym Main entry: point …   Useful english dictionary

  • miss the point — not understand, not get the point    I missed the point of his remark. Do you know what he meant? …   English idioms

  • miss\ the\ point — v. phr. To be unable to comprehend the essence of what was meant. The student didn t get a passing grade on the exam because, although he wrote three pages, he actually missed the point …   Словарь американских идиом

  • miss the point — to fail to understand what is important about something. I think you ve missed the point. It s not the money that s the problem, it s the fact that she s not consulting him when she spends it …   New idioms dictionary

  • miss the point — to fail to understand something She missed the point entirely and thought I was blaming her …   English dictionary

  • miss the point — verb To fail to grasp the meaning of an utterance. Do you know what I mean, or are you missing my point? …   Wiktionary

  • miss the point — fail to grasp the main point …   English contemporary dictionary

  • the point — ► the meaning or most important part of what is being said or written: »The point is that on weekends and late at night there should always be someone on duty to deal with emergencies. come/get to the point »We haven t got all day, so please get… …   Financial and business terms

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