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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Inbal-Hebrew
Salman-Arabic
DerickDER-ikEnglish
FrederickFRED-ə-rik, FRED-rikEnglish
MastermanMAS-tər-mənEnglish (Rare)
Warinhari-Ancient Germanic