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beside the point
Idiom Breakdown
beside the point
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Definition
Irrelevantly, off-topic.
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In Context
"Judges in the British law courts used to tell lawyers who spoke beside the point or quoted irrelevant cases that they might as well say that Robin Hood in Barnsdale stood."
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Also Said As
neither here nor there
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Related Idioms
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by the way
Irrelevantly, off-topic.
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beside oneself
Overcome; consumed by an emotion.