to not be important or closely related to the main thing you are talking about :
Yes, I know it was an accident, but that's beside the point.
to not be important or closely related to the main thing you are talking about :
Yes, I know it was an accident, but that's beside the point.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005