to say the least

Idioms & Phrases

to say the least

Not to exaggerate, as in When the ring turned up in the lost and found, she was delighted, to say the least. This idiom was first recorded in 1809.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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