the understatement of the year
noun phrase
—used of a statement that makes something seem much smaller, much less important, etc., than it really is
"I may have overreacted a little." "That's the understatement of the year!"
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To say that this number should be a concern to everyone, consumers and organizations alike, must surely qualify as the understatement of the year so far.
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
To say that the art market is on shaky ground may be the understatement of the year.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
To call my husband picky might be the understatement of the year.
—Ariel Scotti, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2023
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Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
To say that the art market is on shaky ground may be the understatement of the year.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
To call my husband picky might be the understatement of the year.
—Ariel Scotti, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2023
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“The understatement of the year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20understatement%20of%20the%20year. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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