put it mildly

Idioms & Phrases

put it mildly

Understate, say without exaggeration, as in It's a fairly long way to walk, to put it mildlytwenty miles or so. [First half of 1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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