That's putting it mildly



That's putting it mildly

That is an understatement. That's saying it without any exaggeration. A: "Gosh, it is downright balmy out!" B: "That's putting it mildly! I feel like I'm melting!" The new manager is a bit of a hothead—and that's putting it mildly!
See also: mildly, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RoslynRAHZ-linEnglish
Zlata-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak, Russian
SusiZOO-zeeGerman
AatamiAH:-tah-mee Finnish
Ottiliaoot-TEE-lee-ahSwedish
Gabrielagahp-RYE-lah (Polish), gah-BRYE-lah (Spanish), gahp-ree-E-lah (German)Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, German, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bulgarian