beside the point

Idioms  

1. Also,. Irrelevant, off the subject. For example, Whether you had insurance is beside the point; the accident is your fault. These terms came into common use in the mid-1800s. Also see neither here nor there.

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beside the point

Whether all of those players would have forced their way into Koeman's strongest Netherlands side is beside the point.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Whether one agrees with that characterization is beside the point.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

He’s read “Ulysses” four times, but that’s beside the point.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026

Sometimes the creative execution is beside the point in the long run.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

It seems both too hard to explain her growing relationship with Vivian and beside the point.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline