“to put”

The following 4 entries include the term to put.

not to put too fine a point on it

idiom

used in an ironic way to introduce a very strong and usually critical statement

to put it mildly

idiom

used to say that a statement is actually an understatement and that the thing referred to is actually larger, more important, more serious, etc.

to put it politely

idiom

used to indicate that one is saying something in a way that shows good manners

to put the boot in

idiom

: to treat someone in a cruel or critical way

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