to put It mildly

to put It mildly
to put it mildly & 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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See: TO SAY THE LEAST.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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