单词 | on point |
释义 | > as lemmason point In quot. 1888 on point: perhaps short for ‘on point duty’.extracted from pointn.1on point to walk point: to walk at the head of an advancing force. on point: posted at the head of an advancing column.extracted from pointn.1on point h. Ballet. The tip of the toes; = pointe n. on point: on the tips of the toes. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > ballet > [noun] > tips of toes pointe1846 point1912 1844 Times 19 June 5/2 Her tall and elegant figure slowly revolving on the points of her feet.] 1912 Dancing Times Aug. 449/2 Points.—Exposition of Principles. 1936 N. Streatfeild Ballet Shoes iv. 52 The children were most impressed by the way the children in the photographs stood on their points. 1977 Time 24 Jan. 36/3 In a pas de deux with Ted Kivitt, she stepped majestically on point..as if there were magnets concealed in her toe shoes. 1994 National Ballet of Canada: Sleeping Beauty 53/2 Rudolf's choreography always sought the tight rope path: the solos that ended poised on point instead of safely flat. on point m. on point: (that is) relevant, apposite, accurate; ‘spot on’; (also) direct, focused. (Earliest in legal contexts.) Cf. Phrases 1f(c) and to the point at Phrases 1l. ΚΠ 1937 Atlantic Reporter (1938) 194 871 We have no decisions in our state directly on point. 1965 Federal Suppl. 243 796 A court, confronted with a unique situation, must, after an unsuccessful search for binding precedent on point, repair to the dictates of public policy to do justice between litigants at the bar of justice. 1990 N.Y. Times 18 Mar. 24/1 There is no case directly on point, but the case law suggests that..you cannot be held liable. 1993 National (Ottawa, Ont.) Nov. 23/1 They should be on the lookout for seminars and publications on point, and make as many contacts in the industry as they can. 2002 Esquire May 97/1 But Cruise has always been completely on point; he knew even then that he wanted to work toward ever-higher professional levels. < as lemmas |
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