to put too fine a point on it

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not to put too fine a point on it

something that you say when you are going to say exactly what you mean, even if other people may not like it Well, not to put too fine a point on it, it's entirely your fault.

See also: fine, point, put

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"Well," replied the Reverend Brown apologetically, "not to put too fine a point on it, I think he is laughing at you. The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context			to boot to call own to cap it all to coin a phrase to credit to cut a long story short to date to death to die for To each his own to each own To err is human to face to go to have a hollow leg to have the hots for to heart's content to hell and gone to hell with to liking to make a long story short to my mind to no avail to put it another way to put it mildly to put too fine a point on it to say nothing of to say the least to shout about to some extent to speak of to that effect to the best of ability to the bitter end to the bone to the contrary to the core to the ends of the earth to the fore to the four winds to the gunwales to the hilt to the last to the letter to the manner born to the max to the nth degree to the point to the tune of To the victors belong the spoils to top it all			To put one's nose to the grindstone To put one's self upon the country To put out of court To put out of the way To put over To put stress upon To put the best foot foremost To put the cart before the horse To put the comether on To put the great seal into commission To put the hand unto To put the kibosh on To put the last hand to To put the screws on To put to flight To put to grass To put to nurse To put to one's trumps To put to rout To put to sea To put to shame To put to the blush To put to the rack To put to the sword to put too fine a point on it To put under the screw To put up To put up the spout To put up to To put up with To quarter To quit cost To quit scores To rack one's brains To raise a blockade To raise a check To raise a siege To raise Cain To raise dust To raise steam To raise the horn To raise the wind To rake out To rake up To rap and ren To rap and rend To rape and ren To rate a chronometer To Rattle To Rattle To Rattle

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