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to put it mildly

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to put it mildly

 and put it mildly

to understate something; to say something politely. (Note the variation in the examples.) She was angry at almost everyone—to put it mildly. To say she was angry is putting it mildly. To put it mildly, she was enraged.

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to put it mildly

without making something seem as bad as it really is The area is not very wealthy, to put it mildly - actually, it's pretty poor.

See also: mildly, put