to say the least

idiom

used to emphasize a statement
She was not happy, to say the least.

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“To say the least.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20say%20the%20least. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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