not to put too fine a point on it

Etymology
A reference to the fact that the speaker is about to say something blunt rather than fine (that is, delicate or subtle).

Phrase

 * 1)  ; to put it bluntly; to express it in plain terms.

Translations

 * Finnish: anteeksi ilmaisuni
 * French: si vous me permettez l'expression, pardonnez-moi l'expression,
 * Hungarian: hogy ne mondjam
 * Polish: mówiąc bez ogródek