to say the least
US /tə seɪ ðə liːst/
UK /tə seɪ ðə liːst/
1.
мягко говоря, по меньшей мере
used to indicate that one is understating something, or that the reality is more extreme or significant than what is being explicitly stated
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The meeting was chaotic, to say the least.
Встреча была хаотичной, мягко говоря.
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His performance was disappointing, to say the least.
Его выступление было разочаровывающим, мягко говоря.