be beside the point



be beside the point

To be tangential or insignificant. I do love the apartment, but that's beside the point because I don't have enough money for a security deposit right now. Your weekend plans are beside the point—let's get back to the topic at hand.
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be beside the point

to be in no way connected to the subject that is being discussed Ian's a nice guy but that's beside the point. He doesn't have the right experience for the job.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mirna-Croatian, Serbian
Tanner['tænə]
Rosaliaro-zah-LEE-ah (Italian)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman
ÁKos-Hungarian
Leudoberct-Ancient Germanic
UrsulaUR-sə-lə (English), UR-syə-lə (English), OOR-soo-lah (Finnish)English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, Late Roman