beside the point
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beside the point
adjective besides the point
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Irrelevant, moot.
His many charitable donations are beside the point. They do not make up for the fact that he stole the money to begin with.
Opposite: to the point
adverb besides the point
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Irrelevantly, off-topic.
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.
Similar: neither here nor there
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adj irrelevant
| Español | no venir a cuento, no venir al caso, despropositado |
|---|---|
| Français | c'est pas le problème |
| Deutsch | darum geht es nicht |
| Italiano | irrilevante, non c'entra, fuori contesto |
adv irrelevantly
| Español | fuera de propósito, despropositadamente |
|---|---|
| Italiano | irrilevantemente |
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