make one's point

Idioms  

1. Effectively express one's idea, as in I see what you mean about skateboards being dangerous—you've made your point. This expression uses point in the sense of “an important or essential argument or suggestion.” Also see make a point of; take one's point. [c. 1800]

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Example Sentences

In fact, being arrested might actually be seen as required to make one’s point in the most dramatic and effective way.

From Forbes