hit the high points 成语
brownie points
make points
Idiom(s): make points (with sb)Theme: FAVOR
to gain favor with someone. (Slang.)
• Tom is trying to make points with Ann. He wants to ask her out.
• He's trying to make points by smiling and telling her how nice she looks.
at swords' points|sword|swords|swords' points
adj. phr. Ready to start fighting; very much opposed to each; other hostile; quarreling. The dog's barking kept the Browns at swords' points with their neighbors for months. The mayor and the reporter were always at swords' points.possession is nine points of the law
possession is nine points of the lawActually holding something is better than merely claiming it. For example, When Karen told John he must return the sofa he'd borrowed, he said possession is nine points of the law. This term originally alluded to nine elements that would aid someone's lawsuit, among them a good lawyer, good witnesses, a good jury, a good judge, and good luck. In time, however, the term was used more for squatter's rights. [Late 1500s]
win on points
win on pointsSucceed but barely, especially by a technicality. For example, Both sides were forceful in that argument about the embargo, but I think the senator won on points. This term comes from boxing, where in the absence of a knockout the winner is decided on the basis of points awarded for each round. Its figurative use dates from the mid-1900s.
hit the aerial points
To awning or accent the best cogent or basic aspects of something. We don't accept a lot of time, so aloof hit the aerial credibility from his speech.Learn more: high, hit, point
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