to say the least in English

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{
  "etymology_text": ": to say the least < → δείτε τις λέξεις to, say, the και least",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "to say the least"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He wasn’t very polite to say the least.",
          "translation": "Δεν ήταν πολύ ευγενικός για να μην πούμε τίποτα άλλο."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "για να μην πούμε τίποτα άλλο, χρησιμοποιείται για να δείξει μια συγκρατημένη περιγραφή"
      ],
      "id": "el-to_say_the_least-en-phrase-dqzxc-8c",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "to say the least"
}

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{
  "etymology_text": ": to say the least < → δείτε τις λέξεις to, say, the και least",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "to say the least"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He wasn’t very polite to say the least.",
          "translation": "Δεν ήταν πολύ ευγενικός για να μην πούμε τίποτα άλλο."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "για να μην πούμε τίποτα άλλο, χρησιμοποιείται για να δείξει μια συγκρατημένη περιγραφή"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "to say the least"
}

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"to say the least" meaning in English

Phrase