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
WandaVAHN-dah (Polish), WAHN-də (English)Polish, English, German, French
Divna-Serbian, Macedonian
Zuzia-Polish
VÜQar-Azerbaijani
Denny['deni]
FletcherFLECH-ərEnglish