The pay cut was unpopular, to put it mildly.
Jack wasn't very happy, to put it mildly.
English dictionary. 2014.
put it mildly — To understate the case • • • Main Entry: ↑mild … Useful english dictionary
put it mildly — If you put it mildly, you express your opinion or reaction in a controlled way, without exaggeration. She s 3 years old and already able to read. That s promising, to put it mildly! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
to put It mildly — See: TO SAY THE LEAST … Dictionary of American idioms
to put It mildly — See: TO SAY THE LEAST … Dictionary of American idioms
(to) put it mildly — to put it ˈmildly idiom used to show that what you are talking about is much more extreme, etc. than your words suggest • The result was unfortunate, to put it mildly (= it was extremely unfortunate). • To say I m disgusted is putting it mildly.… … Useful english dictionary
put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mildly — [mīld′lē] adv. 1. in a mild manner 2. to a mild degree; somewhat to put it mildly to state it with or as if with restraint * * * See mild. * * * … Universalium
mildly — (adv.) O.E. mildelice graciously, affably, kindly; see MILD (Cf. mild) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Phrase to put it mildly is attested from 1929 … Etymology dictionary
mildly — [mīld′lē] adv. 1. in a mild manner 2. to a mild degree; somewhat to put it mildly to state it with or as if with restraint … English World dictionary
