phrase · formal
Suffice it to say
UK/səˈfaɪs ɪt tuː seɪ/US/səˈfaɪs ɪt tu seɪ/suf·FICE·it·to·SAY
used to say that a brief statement is enough and further detail is unnecessary
Examples
“Suffice it to say, the committee was not convinced by the evidence.”
“Suffice it to say that the experiment had flaws.”
“Suffice it to say, we cannot accept the proposal at this stage.”
Band 8 sentence
“Suffice it to say, the longitudinal data call several core assumptions of the model into question.”
Collocations
- Suffice it to say, ...
- suffice to say that
Word family
Common mistakes
It is enough to say that the project failed.→Suffice it to say that the project failed.
Suffice to say the results were bad.→Suffice it to say the results were bad.
Say it for a higher band
5It is enough to say→6Basically→7+Suffice it to say
Synonyms
it is enough to say
Easily confused
It is enough to say
“It is enough to say that the study needs further verification.”
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