point taken
idiom
—used to tell someone that one understands what he or she is saying or suggesting
"You have to help them." "Point taken. I'll do what I can."
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Both Hughes and Nurmagomedov traded kicks that led to shots down below to the groin, leading to Nurmagomedov getting a point taken away.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
The large window connects the inside and outside and lets Elizabeth gaze at her past, which is at one point taken from her.
—Elissa Suh, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2024
The woman said her daughter had one point taken off on the assignment for her answer to what the slave’s living quarters would be, the worksheet showed.
—Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Well, Health and Human Services takes those kids -- custody of them, but - but point taken on needing to watch what happens next.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2023
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
The large window connects the inside and outside and lets Elizabeth gaze at her past, which is at one point taken from her.
—Elissa Suh, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2024
The woman said her daughter had one point taken off on the assignment for her answer to what the slave’s living quarters would be, the worksheet showed.
—Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Well, Health and Human Services takes those kids -- custody of them, but - but point taken on needing to watch what happens next.
—CBS News, 30 Apr. 2023
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“Point taken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20taken. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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