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Phrase(s): point something up
1. Fig. to emphasize something; to emphasize one aspect of something. • This is a very important thing to learn. Let me point it up one more time by drawing this diagram on the board. • This points up what I’ve been telling you. 2. Fig. to tuck-point something; to repair the joints in masonry. • I hired someone to point the chimney up. • Carl pointed up the brick wall.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Emphasize, draw attention to, as in Her comments point up the need for more security at the store. [First half of 1900s]
American Heritage Idioms