to the point of

idiom

: to a particular state
The animals were hunted to the point of extinction.
He pushed her to the point of hysterics.
He's concerned about money to the point of obsession.

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“To the point of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20the%20point%20of. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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