After all we did for him, his behavior toward us, to say the least, was a poor way to show his appreciation.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
to say the least — TO PUT IT MILDLY, putting it mildly, without any exaggeration, at the very least. → say * * * to say the least 1. At least 2. Without exaggeration • • • Main Entry: ↑say * * * to say the least phrase used for saying that you could have expressed… … Useful english dictionary
To Say the Least — Infobox Television show name = To Say the Least caption = format = Game show camera = picture format = runtime = 30 minutes creator = Heatter Quigley Productions starring = Tom Kennedy, Kenny Williams (announcer) country = USA network = NBC first … Wikipedia
to say the least — {v. phr.} To understate; express as mildly as possible. * /After all we did for him, his behavior toward us, to say the least, was a poor way to show his appreciation./ … Dictionary of American idioms
to say the least — {v. phr.} To understate; express as mildly as possible. * /After all we did for him, his behavior toward us, to say the least, was a poor way to show his appreciation./ … Dictionary of American idioms
(to) say the least — to ˌsay the ˈleast idiom without exaggerating at all • I was surprised, to say the least. Main entry: ↑sayidiom … Useful english dictionary
to say the least — his performance was disappointing to say the least Syn: to put it mildly, putting it mildly, without any exaggeration, at the very least … Thesaurus of popular words
to say the least — ► to say the least to put it mildly. Main Entry: ↑least … English terms dictionary
(to) say the least — to not mention as much as you could about something. The dinner was tasteless, to say the least … New idioms dictionary
to say the least — used for saying that you could have expressed something in a much stronger way I found the flight rather uncomfortable, to say the least … English dictionary
to say the least — using moderate terms; to put it mildly. → least … English new terms dictionary
