up to a point



up to a point

To some extent, somewhat, as in I can work weekends up to a point, but after a month or so I get tired of it. This phrase uses point in the sense of "a definite position." [Early 1800s]
See also: point, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Janettajə-NET-əEnglish (Rare)
JayneJAYNEnglish
Irynaee-RI-nahUkrainian
Zdravko-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
MaddoxMAD-əksEnglish (Modern)
BaileeBAY-leeEnglish (Modern)