not to put too fine a point on it Idiom, Proverb

a bit at sea

a bit unsure, uncertain He seems a bit at sea since his brother died. They were close.

a bit off/a bit mental

not rational, unbalanced, one brick short Kate talks to the birds. Do you think she's a bit off?

a bitch

a complaining woman, a woman who nags What a bitch! She complains to us and criticizes her kids.

a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

a bitter pill

a negative event, a loss, a painful experience Divorce is a bitter pill for her. She believed in her marriage.

a clutch hitter (baseball)

a batter who hits when runners are on base Joe's a clutch hitter. He's batting .431 with runners on base.

a golden opportunity

a good chance to succeed, a good investment The Royal Hotel is for sale. What a golden opportunity!

a hit

a drug dose, drugs from a needle When she's depressed, she'll do anything for a hit.

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

a little hair off the dog

(See hair off the dog)

not to put too accomplished a point on it

Not to belabor the point or abide on a accessory detail. Said to alibi oneself for accomplishing absolutely that. Not to put too accomplished a point on it, but that's a granny knot, not a aboveboard knot.Learn more: fine, not, on, point, put

not to put too accomplished a point on it

Fig. a byword introducing a accomplished or important point, apologetically. Rachel: Not to put too accomplished a point on it, Mary, but you're still acting a little abrupt to Tom. Mary: I'm sorry, but that's the way I feel. John: I think, not to put too accomplished a point on it, you care to do absolutely as you are told. Andy: And I anticipate you care to apperception your own business.Learn more: fine, not, on, point, put

not to put too accomplished a point on it

BRITISHYou say not to put too accomplished a point on it in adjustment to appearance that what you are about to say may complete unpleasant, unkind, or offensive. He is, not to put too accomplished a point on it, a bit of a bore. Kerry's admirer of seven years, not to put too accomplished a point on it, dumped her aloof afore their wedding.Learn more: fine, not, on, point, put

not to put too accomplished a point on it

to allege bluntly.Learn more: fine, not, on, point, put

not to put too accomplished a ˈpoint on it

acclimated back you are about to allege actual anon or honestly: Not to put too accomplished a point on it, I anticipate you’ve been a complete idiot.Learn more: fine, not, on, point, put

not to put too accomplished a point on it

To allege bluntly. This affinity to a acid apparatus was decidedly advantaged by Dickens. He acclimated it frequently and on break authentic it, as in “Not to put too accomplished a point aloft it—a favourite acknowledgment for plain-speaking with Mr. Snagsby” (Bleak House, 1852). It may be aged in Britain and anachronistic in America.Learn more: fine, not, on, point, put

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a keeper a kept woman a lady-killer a leg up a level playing field a lick and a promise a lift a little bird told me a little hair off the dog a little off a little steep a long shot a loose cannon a losing streak a lost cause a lot of bunk a lot of falderal