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- up to a point
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]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Comgan | | - | Irish |
| Carmela | | kahr-ME-lah | Italian, Spanish |
| RiŠO | | - | Slovak |
| Rufino | | roo-FEE-no (Italian, Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Uther | | - | Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance |
| Sayyida | | - | Arabic |