Point

You’re watching Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for January 2.

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Today’s word is point, spelled p-o-i-n-t.

point / pɔɪnt/ noun

up to a point idiom

—used to indicate that a statement is partly but not completely true

I understand his feelings up to a point.

Competition is good but only up to a certain point.

to the point of idiom

: to a particular state

The animals were hunted to the point of extinction.

He pushed her to the point of hysterics.

He's concerned about money to the point of obsession.

point of no return noun phrase

1: the point in the flight of an aircraft beyond which the remaining fuel will be insufficient for a return to the starting point with the result that the craft must proceed

2: a critical point at which turning back or reversal is not possible

Scientists fear that global warming has gone beyond the point of no return.

It proved that decay of the old regime had reached the point of no return, and that its days in power were numbered.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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