ADJ

good, interesting, valid
important
minor
subtle
moot
central, crucial, key, major, salient
controversial
talking
The possibility of an interest rate cut is a major talking point in the City

VERB + POINT

have
She's got a point
see, take
I see your point. Point taken
concede
cover, make, raise
She made some interesting points
argue, discuss
They argued the point for hours
illustrate
get across, make, prove
He had trouble getting his point across. That proves my point
drive/hammer home, emphasize, labour, press, stress
I understand what you're saying?there's no need to labour the point

PHRASES

a case in point (= an example relevant to the matter being discussed), the point at issue, a point of agreement/disagreement, a point of law

ADJ

basic
The basic point is that …

VERB + POINT

come/get to
Hurry up and get to the point!
get
It took me a few minutes to get the point
miss
wander from/off

PREP

beside the ~ (= not relevant)
That's beside the point
to the ~
His remarks were brief and to the point

PHRASES

more to the point (= what is more important)
More to the point, did they get away?

ADJ

whole
That's the whole point

VERB + POINT

have
It doesn't have any point to it
see
I don't see the point in arguing

PREP

~ in/of
There's absolutely no point in complaining now. What's the point of worrying?

ADJ

finer, good, strong
We discussed the finer points of growing roses
bad, weak
salient

PHRASES

a point of difference, a point of interest

ADJ

high
He had reached the high point of his career
low
breaking, bursting, saturation
to fill a bag to bursting point
boiling, freezing, melting

VERB + POINT

get to, reach
I've got to the point (= in a book, etc.) where his father is dying

POINT + VERB

come
There comes a point in most people's lives when they want to settle down

PREP

at a/the ~
At one point he looked like winning
on the ~ of
on the point of departure
to the ~ of
We worked all night to the point of collapse
up to a ~
I agree with you up to a point

PHRASES

a point in time
At this point we can't give you a final answer
the point of no return (= after which it is impossible to go back/undo what you have done)

ADJ

central, focal
the focal point of his life
fixed
assembly, meeting, rallying
starting
vantage
reference
turning
This proved to be the turning point of the game
cut-off
pressure
vanishing

VERB + POINT

arrive at, reach

PHRASES

a point of contact, a point of reference

ADJ

match, set
It's set point to Henman

VERB + POINT

get, score, win
lose

PHRASES

beat sb/win on points

ADJ

percentage
Interest rates fell by one percentage point
fine, sharp

VERB + POINT

(All the verbs in the following collocate groups may be followed by by , from or to plus point . Sometimes the word by is left out.), be/go/shoot up, improve, increase, jump, rise, soar
The Nikkei index rose 710 points to 14894. His popularity rose by 18 points in public opinion polls
be/come/go down, deline, decrease, depreciate, drop, fall, plummet, plunge
The CAC-40 index is down 67 points at 4413

PHRASES

about/around/only/over/up to 10, 20, etc. points
The index was down only 4.6 points at the close
an improvement/an increase/a jump/a rise of 10, 20, etc. points
to achieve an improvement of over 4.6 points in operating ratio
a drop/fall/reduction of 10, 20, etc. points 10 thin sharp end of sth