Sentences with phrase «gross understatement»

The phrase "gross understatement" means expressing something in a way that makes it seem less important or extreme than it really is. Full definition
To say we needed hope and direction was an obvious gross understatement.
Both can do those things, but it would be a pretty gross understatement to define them on just those things.
To say that leadership and organizational behavior has been successful in the animal kingdom is a gross understatement.
To say it's overdue when Japan had such a plan 11 years ago is a gross understatement.
To tell you that I was speechless is a gross understatement, and while I should have championed his success, I was secretly and literally enraged.
To say the results of the 2016 election were surprising is a gross understatement.
To say that the UK banking industry has weathered significant turmoil since the 2008 - 2009 financial crisis would be a gross understatement.
I love my country, nearly to a fault, but to say that I'm unpleased by recent developments would be a gross understatement.
And while it's an overstatement to narrate conversion in terms of a change in nature — Abram's becoming Abraham doesn't imperil the integrity of his human nature; nor still Sarai's becoming Sarah, or Jacob's Israel, Saul's Paul, and so ever on — equally slippery is gross understatement, or intimating that nothing of metaphysical interest happens upon conversion.
And calling this kind of sabotage and selling your teacher over to be killed «a mistake» is a gross understatement.
Eternity with God and Jesus in heaven, vs. eternity in hell — are not to be taken lightly (gross understatement).
To say that a Corpus Christi church's Easter spectacle of giving away cars, flat screen TV's, bicycles, and a cornucopia of other prizes is appalling would be a gross understatement.
To say we disagree on some things would be a gross understatement, one which I am sure you agree with, but regardless, I am sorry.
It was baked and bubbling when the kids walked in the door and to say they were pleased would be a gross understatement.
To say I love cheesecake is a gross understatement!
i love pie... and that is a gross understatement.
To say that I am exultant is a gross understatement!
My husband and I moved into our first home two weeks ago and to say that the process has been intolerably overwhelming is a gross understatement!
To say it's a logjam in the middle of the Standings would be a gross understatement..
To say both Teams were exhausted would be a gross understatement.
«Obnoxious boob» is a gross understatement.
To say they are committed is usually a gross understatement.
To say that she adored it would be a gross understatement.
To say that she's captivated family and friends is a gross understatement.
So to say it's just simply what people want is misleading and a gross understatement.
«To say this is highly irregular is a gross understatement, and it's not just happening to me,» Killian said.
This must go down as a gross understatement.
«To say plutonium is a complex material is a gross understatement, especially when one considers various alloys,» said Olson.
This site - Straight to the Bar - has been around for an incredible 7 years (the first post was on Jan 17th, 2004), and to say I'm grateful is a gross understatement.
To say that I'm «not a morning person» would be a gross understatement.
To say I'm in a summer state of mind would be a gross understatement.
@Kristy: Oh to say I love b / w polka dots would be a gross understatement.
I am a very sexual male and love sex a lot and want it every day in some form, but to say this defines me is a gross understatement because I enjoy a lot of other things especially music, wood working, fixing broken things just to mention 1 % ha ha lol to many to list but we can talk about when we...
To say you feel «out of practice» may be a gross understatement.
To call insurance agent Tim Lippe (Ed Helms), «naïve» is a gross understatement.
«It would be a gross understatement to say that we are elated Ridley Scott will shepherd this iconic story into a new, exciting direction,» producers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove said in a statement.
To call Infinity War «highly anticipated» would be a gross understatement.
To say that Frank is very put - off by his new robot would be a gross understatement.
To describe the Siegels as people with more money than sense would be a gross understatement, and it's easy to imagine a documentary such as Greenfield's — which explores their excesses in methodical, intimate and often gory detail — emerging as little more than a wickedly entertaining exercise in schadenfreude.
Unfortunately, Émond doesn't quite know how to effectively wrap up the story - allowing the film to go on much longer than it needs to (to call the last 20 minutes anti-climactic is a gross understatement).
So, it's clearly a gross understatement to classify Black Panther as «highly anticipated.»
To say that a superintendent must have a thick skin to succeed is probably a gross understatement.
To say that the charter and labor movements are largely at odds with one another is a gross understatement.
On top of that, to say bilingual education is loosely defined in the statutes would be a gross understatement.
It would be a gross understatement to say Alfa Romeo has traveled a rough road on its way to the United States — a place where it hasn't been since 1995, and even then with sales slower than snail snot.
Volvo calls the T6 a «high - feature» engine, but we'd say that's a gross understatement.

Phrases with «gross understatement»

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