How to Pronounce "to put it mildly"
expression
tuh PUT it MYLD-lee
too PUT it MYLD-lee
Definition
You use this expression to show that something is actually worse, more serious, or more extreme than the way you just described it. It means you are choosing gentle or careful words instead of being completely direct.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpʊt/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt/ /ˈmaɪɫdɫi
British English
tˈuː/ /pʊt/ /ˈɪt/ /mˈaɪldli
Simplified Pronunciation
US
tuh PUT it MYLD-lee
UK
too PUT it MYLD-lee
Listen in Context
The food was not very good, to put it mildly.
She was upset, to put it mildly.
The meeting was not productive, to put it mildly.
He can be difficult to work with, to put it mildly.