understate the case

Examples (10)

• To say we have 'minor issues' is to understate the case; the company is near bankruptcy.
• In her report, she deliberately understated the case to avoid causing panic.
• He tends to understate the case when describing challenges, making them seem less severe.
• The official statement severely understated the case regarding the environmental impact.
• Don't you think you're understating the case by calling this disaster a 'small setback'?
• To call him a good player would be to understate the case—he's a prodigy.
• If you understate the case in your proposal, you might not get the funding you need.
• We must be careful not to understate the case when presenting our findings to the board.
• He slightly understated the case when he said the journey was 'a little difficult'.
• Understating the case is not a good strategy when you need urgent help from others.