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idiomleastleast said soonest mended BrEBrEold-fashioned used in order to say that it is better not to talk about a problem because it might make it worse:"We've had some problems with Katya....." he broke off as he caught his wife's angry look, "Ah well, least said soonest mended." to say the leastused in order to emphasize that something is even worse or more serious than you are saying it is:When I found out Doug was having an affair with his secretary, I was shocked, to say the least.Their stories about their trip to Africa are pretty incredible, to say the least.
See:- (the) last (one) heard
- at least
- at least so many
- at the least
- at the very least
- choose the line of least resistance
- choose the path of least resistance
- idle folk have the least leisure
- Idle people have the least leisure
- in the least
- last but not least
- least little thing
- least of all
- least resistance, line of
- least said soonest mended
- least said, soonest mended
- Least said, soonest mended.
- line of least resistance
- little things, the
- not in the least
- not least
- path of least resistance
- take the line of least resistance
- the least (one) can do
- the least (one) could do
- the least said, the better
- the least you can/could do
- the less said, the better
- the less/least said, the better
- the line of least resistance
- the path of least resistance
- to say the least
- when (one) is least expecting it
- when (one) least expects it
- when least expected
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