wide of the point

ADJECTIVE

beside the point

Synonyms

WEAK

beside the question extraneous immaterial inapplicable incidental inconsequential insignificant irrelevant nihil ad rem not at issue not important not to the purpose off the subject pointless unimportant unrelated wide of the mark

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wide of the point

One does not prize a shot which goes wide of the point at which it was aimed but is quite proud if, by chance, he hits the bull's-eye.

From Seed Thoughts for Singers by Frank Herbert Tubbs

Canon Lambert, doubtless unconsciously, went wide of the point.

From Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 by Arnold Bennett

wide of the point

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