point

talking

Climate change has become the biggest talking point at every family dinner this year.

have

My teacher admitted that I had a valid point about the exam being too difficult.

see, take

She finally saw his point about why they needed to save money for emergencies.

cover, make, raise

During the meeting, he raised an important point about reducing costs.

argue, discuss

We spent the whole meeting discussing the point about whether remote work should be permanent.

get across, make, prove

She made her point clearly during the meeting, and everyone agreed with her suggestion.

drive/hammer home, emphasize, labour, press, stress

She kept stressing the same point about saving money for emergencies.

basic

The basic point of learning a language is to communicate with other people.

come/get to

She finally came to the point after talking about her weekend for ten minutes.

get

She explained the joke three times before her brother finally got the point.

to the ~

The teacher's explanation was clear and to the point, so all the students understood the lesson.

whole

The whole point of learning English is to communicate with people from different countries.

have

Studying grammar rules all day doesn't have much point if you never practice speaking.

see

She didn't see the point of studying a subject she would never use in her career.

~ in/of

I don't see the point of spending money on something you'll never use.

finer, good, strong

She made a strong point about why the team needed better equipment.

high

The high point of our vacation was swimming with dolphins in the ocean.

breaking, bursting, saturation

The negotiations reached a breaking point when neither side would compromise further.

get to, reach

After years of studying, she finally reached the point where she could understand French movies.

come

At some moment during the project, a point came when we had to make a difficult decision.

at a/the ~

During the movie, at one point I almost fell asleep in my seat.

on the ~ of

She was on the point of leaving when her phone rang.

to the ~ of

She saved money to the point of never buying herself anything nice.

up to a ~

The restaurant's service was good up to a point, but the food arrived cold.

a point in time

We had to make a decision at that point in time, even though we weren't ready.

central, focal

The kitchen became the central point where the family gathered every evening.

turning

The day she decided to go back to school was a turning point in her life.