in point

in point idiom
  1. Relevant or pertinent, as in That is a case in point. [Mid-1600s]
  2. in point of. With reference to, in the matter of, as in In point of the law, he is obviously wrong. [c. 1600]
  3. in point of fact. See under in fact.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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