point up

present singular third person points up · participle present pointing up · participle past pointed up · past pointed up

1. idiomatictransitiveTo emphasise or stress; to draw attention to.First known use 20th c.

   That the OED was forced to define one register, slang, in terms of another, colloquial, points up the problem.

   2016, Jonathon Green, Slang: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 12

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   Although Alive and Well claims to be a "well-informed, loving guide to lesbian health, both mental and physical," it falls dismally short of the mark and only serves to point up how much lesbians truly need such a volume.

   1989 April 22, Shelley Mains, “A New Lesbian Health Guide That Lowers Your Spirits And Raises Your Blood Pressure”, in Gay Community News, page 8