a dir tanto

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “to say much”.

Adverb

a dir tanto

1. used to suggest an overstatement
   • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

     In tutto, l'incidente era durato, a dir tanto, mezzo minuto.

     The whole incident could not have taken as much as half a minute.

     (literally, “All told, the incident lasted, to exaggerate, half a minute.”)

Anagrams

• adontarti, attardino, attirando, riattando