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
Viatrix		-	Late Roman
Alta		['æltə]
Joshua		['dʒɔʃwə]
Joris		YO-ris (Dutch)	Dutch, Frisian
Efrosyni		ef-ro-SEE-nee	Greek
Erdmann		ERD-mahn	German

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