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to say the least
Idioms and Phrases
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.Example Sentences
“The government’s ‘evidence’ was thin, to say the least,” Thacker said.
"We had some difficult scenes to do, and inch by inch, slowly slowly, bit by bit we built up this very complex relationship, to say the least."
"The last few days have been tumultuous to say the least," he said.
"The alliance relied on an American guarantee that is no longer reliable, to say the least".
What they did was incredibly inconsiderate, to say the least.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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