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have a point

say something partly true

If someone has a point, what they say is reasonable or partly true.

B2 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

We could walk there instead of taking a taxi.

You have a point; it isn't far.

Play the conversation

My sister says I should save more money, and she's got a point.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: He's got a point on what he said.

Say: He's got a point about what he said.

Use “about” to introduce the subject someone has a point about.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

have a point; has a point; had a point

Your turn: say it out loud

My sister says I should save more money, and she's got a point.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

have a point

say something partly true

“My sister says I should save more money, and she's got a point.”

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