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up to a point
Idioms and Phrases
To some extent, somewhat, as in I can work weekends up to a point, but after a month or so I get tired of it . This phrase uses point in the sense of “a definite position.†[Early 1800s]Example Sentences
That’s accurate, up to a point.
His armoured van will provide more protection – but only up to a point.
So I understood the character, up to a point.
Borthwick has put his faith in Smith, but only up to a point, bringing Ford on in the final quarter in both games this November in an attempt to close the games out.
Up to a point: there will be grave concerns in European capitals and beyond that this result could leave Ukraine imperilled.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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