put it mildly

1. 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]

Example Sentences

And the story of Wings is a doozy, to put it mildly.

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“South Park” is not immune from childishness, to put it mildly, and there is an element of “worst thought, best thought” in its humor; Parker and Stone are all in on scatology and dumb puns.

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On the return flight in the early hours of Tuesday, he reflected that it had been a "historic day, to put it mildly".

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It is yet more evidence that the U.S. medical system is not — to put it mildly — always getting value from the sums spent on pharmaceuticals.

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“A response to threats, to put it mildly, will be very convincing.”

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