off the point , also: beside the point

There were some islands off the point on which the hotel stood.

"But we are some miles off the point," continued Charlie.

"I once tried to make the Olympic swimming team," he said, getting completely off the point.

Don't you know the bathing's dead dangerous anywhere off the point?

I could hear them crashing in the brush, but they were off the point.

One - two - three - We were not far off the point.

When I get him off the point, you go there.

They had sailed off the point of a small island.

My questions may be quite off the point but they do trouble me.

Went over the side off the point, swam to shore, came back to wait for you guys.