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put too fine a point on put too fine a point on itTo belabor, focus too much on, or exaggerate the importance of some point or minor detail. (Most commonly used in the negative phrase "not to put too fine a point on it.") I apologize. I was angry and—not to put too fine a point on it—a little bit drunk when I said those things. I may be putting too fine a point on it, but hadn't we agreed on a 25% fee, not 28%?See also: fine, on, point, putput too fine a point on somethingFig. to make too much out of something; to dwell overly long on a small detail of a complaint or argument. (Usually with not. Formal or stilted.) Not to put too fine a point on it, but did you really mean to say that Paul was the former secretary of the organization? Wasn't he the corresponding secretary? When he said that everyone was angry, he put too fine a point on it.See also: fine, on, point, put |