{adj.} or {adv. phr.} Off the subject; about something different. * /What you meant to do is beside the point; the fact is you didn't do it./ * /The judge told the witness that his remarks were beside the point./ Compare: BEAT AROUND THE BUSH, NEITHER HERE NOR THERE.
BESIDE THE QUESTION
Meaning of BESIDE THE QUESTION in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012