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not to put too fine a point on it

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Source Word

not to put too fine a point on it

IPA(Pronunciation)

/nɒt tʊ ˌpʊt tuː ˌfaɪn ə ˈpɔɪnt ɒn ɪt/

idiomatic

(idiomatic) Used to apologize for a possibly impolite statement one is making.

Japanese Meaning

遠慮せず、率直に発言する前に、あらかじめその発言が失礼に聞こえる可能性があることを謝罪する意図を含む表現 / 慎みを欠くかもしれない言い回しを行う際に、事前に軽く詫びながら、率直な真意を述べるための表現

What is this buttons?

I don't mean to be rude, not to put too fine a point on it, but your report omits several crucial facts.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

失礼を承知で申し上げますが、あなたの報告書はいくつかの重要な事実を省いています。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) Used to apologize for a possibly impolite statement one is making.

My little woman is at present in—not to put too fine a point on it—in a pious state, or in what she considers such, and attends the Evening Exertions (which is the name they go by) of a reverend party of the name of Chadband.

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