miss the point

miss the point
miss the point
to fail to understand the important part of something. •

I'm afraid you missed the point. Let me explain it again.

You keep explaining, and I keep missing the point.

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{v. phr.} To be unable to comprehend the essence of what was meant. * /The student didn't get a passing grade on the exam because, although he wrote three pages, he actually missed the point./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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