Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
有的放矢 yǒu dì fàng shǐ be to the point
- 会(會)议(議)发(發)言不要漫无(無)边(邊)际(際),要有的放矢。 Huìyì fāyán bùyào màn wú biānjì,yào yǒu dì fàng shǐ. Conference speeches shouldn't be rambling they should be to the point.