press the point

idiom

: to repeat an idea often in a way that is annoying to show that it is very important

He kept pressing the point that something needs to be done immediately.

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Maybe Saudi Arabia will use this crisis to further press the point that normalization with Israel is not possible without Israeli concessions to the Palestinians. —Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2023

But there could scarcely have been a less opportune moment to press the point. —New York Times, 22 Apr. 2021

The moderator continued to press the point: Was France witnessing the replacement of one population by another population? —New York Times, 31 Mar. 2022

But Thomson is determined to press the point, if only to focus the reader’s attention on the fantasy world that film so powerfully evokes in us. —Paul Baumann, National Review, 3 Mar. 2022

Whitney continues to press the point that Mary’s behavior is not consistent with her role as a church leader. —Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Jan. 2022

China will object, but the U.S. should press the point. —The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2021

The pandemic provided a unique opportunity to press the point that Alabama should join them. —al, 9 Mar. 2021

My husband respects his father's autonomy and didn't press the point. —Judith Graham, CNN, 19 Aug. 2020