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
Saif-Arabic
Ahtahkakoop-Native American, Cree
Titas-Lithuanian
KoreyKAWR-eeEnglish
Nitzan-Hebrew
Mandeep-Indian (Sikh)