suffice (it) to say

phrase

—used to say that one could give more information about something but that the statement that follows is enough
Suffice to say, she has a lot on her hands with four children.

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Another one dubbed himself Coach… and the Dragonslayer… and the Zenslayer… and the Tide Walker — suffice it to say, the guy has a lot of names. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026 Uncle Sasha, suffice to say, was eager to obtain a great deal of information. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026 Breaking down such a layered metaphysical concept with the relatively few words left in this review would be a fool’s errand, but suffice it to say that all of the math miraculously checks out. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026 And suffice to say, Girona will be desperately fighting tooth and nail to bag a result of its own, with the Catalans currently perched on the edge of the relegation zone ahead of hosting Real. — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for suffice (it) to say

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