make a point

English

make a point (third-person singular simple present makes a point, present participle making a point, simple past and past participle made a point)

(idiomatic) To argue or promote an idea.
Synonym: make a statement

I suppose the people who wrote that stuff on the wall were trying to make a point, but they mainly made a mess.
(idiomatic) To take care in doing something; to pay attention or ensure that something is done.
Make a point to carry [or of carrying] your calendar with you at all times.

My wallet is missing! I know I brought it, I made a point of it.

He made a point of mentioning that embarrassing incident in front of me whenever he saw me.

to argue or promote an idea

to take care in doing something

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French: mettre un point d’honneur à, se faire un point d’honneur de (fr)
German: darauf achten, dafür sorgen, sicherstellen (de), darauf Wert legen
Hungarian: ügyel (hu), gondoskodik (hu), elvi kérdést csinál, (nagy) súlyt fektet/helyez
Icelandic: standa fast á, leggja áherslu á, hafa fyrir reglu
Italian: farsi un dovere
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Polish: nie omieszkać pf
Portuguese: fazer questão
Spanish: procurar (hacer), asegurarse (de hacer)