phrasal verb / idiom · formal
carry the point
/ˈkæri ðə pɔɪnt/CAR·ry the POINT
to make someone understand or accept a particular idea or argument; to succeed in persuading
Examples
“Her careful examples carried the point that small actions can have big effects.”
“The statistic in the opening paragraph carried the point and grabbed the examiner's attention.”
“You don't need to be loud to carry the point; clarity is enough.”
Band 8 sentence
“A few well-chosen statistics early in the essay can carry the point and set the tone for the argument that follows.”
Collocations
- carry the point with examples
- carry the point home
Word family
Common mistakes
carry the meaning→carry the point
get the point acrossed→get the point across
Say it for a higher band
5get the point across→6make the point→7+carry the point
Synonyms
get the point across
make the point
Easily confused
get the point across
“He used a simple example to get the point across.”
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