Beside The Point Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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beside the point What does beside the point mean?	to be not relevant to the subject that you are considering or discussing	"What you are saying is beside the point. We are not talking about salary now."
beside the point What does beside the point mean?	to have no connection with what is being discussed	"What you are saying is beside the point. We are not talking about salary now."
	Some Random Idioms
Problem is thirty What does "Problem is thirty" mean?	If a problem is 30, the problem is the person who sits 30 cm from the computer screen. It is used to describe people that lack technical knowledge and can be used when you insult someone who's having computer problems.
tough row to hoe What does "tough row to hoe" mean?	a difficult task to undertake	Learning the written language of China was a tough row to hoe for the university students.
shoot oneself in the foot What does "shoot oneself in the foot" mean?	to make a mistake or a stupid decision that makes a situation worse	The man shot himself in the foot when he refused to work the extra hours that his boss wanted him too.
give (someone) a swelled head What does "give (someone) a swelled head" mean?	to make someone conceited	The girl's high test scores are giving her a swelled head.
Just for the heck of it What does "Just for the heck of it" mean?	When someone does something just for the heck of it, they do it without a good reason.
horse sense What does "horse sense" mean?	good judgement, wisdom in making decisions	He has good horse sense so you can expect him to make an intelligent decision.
Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves What does "Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves" mean?	(UK) If you look after the pennies, the pounds will look after themselves, meaning that if someone takes care not to waste small amounts of money, they will accumulate capital. ('Look after the pence and the pounds will look after themselves' is an alternative form of this idiom.)
prod What does "prod" mean?	remind somebody of something
everything one can lay/get his or her hands on What does "everything one can lay/get his or her hands on" mean?	to use everything of a particular type that you can find	We used everything that we could lay our hands on to build the small storage building.

American Idioms and Expressions

Beside The Point Idiom