C2idiomformalcommunication
a moot point
USUK
UK: a question still open to argument. US: a question that no longer matters in practice.
Formal. The first example shows the British sense, the second the American one ('no longer relevant'), which is also heard in Britain. Check the context.
In context
It's a moot point whether working from home makes people more productive.
The concert was cancelled anyway, so whether we could get tickets is now a moot point.
More idioms about communication
- beat around the bushto avoid saying something directly, usually because it is uncomfortable
- get the wrong end of the stickto understand something in the wrong way
- get to the pointto start talking about the most important part of a subject
- get your point acrossto make other people understand what you are trying to say
- hit the nail on the headto describe a situation or problem exactly right