put it mildly

put it mildly

Understate, say without exaggeration, as in It's a fairly long way to walk, to put it mildly-twenty miles or so. [First half of 1900s]

See also: mildly, put

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Inbal		-	Hebrew
Salman		-	Arabic
Derick		DER-ik	English
Frederick		FRED-ə-rik, FRED-rik	English
Masterman		MAS-tər-mən	English (Rare)
Warinhari		-	Ancient Germanic

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