phrase (formal introductory clause) · academic
Suffice it to say, + clause
Used to state that a brief statement is sufficient; to indicate no need for further detail.
Examples
“Suffice it to say, the experiment failed to produce reliable data.”
“Suffice it to say, we cannot ignore the economic costs.”
“Suffice it to say, the policy has serious unintended consequences.”
Band 8 sentence
“Suffice it to say, given the limitations of the sample, the study's conclusions should be treated with caution.”
Collocations
- Suffice it to say, + clause
- suffice to say
Word family
Common mistakes
It suffice to say that the result was clear.→Suffice it to say, the result was clear.
Suffice to say the experiment failed.→Suffice it to say, the experiment failed.
Say it for a higher band
5It is enough to say that→6It is sufficient to say that→7+Suffice it to say, + clause
Synonyms
It is sufficient to say that
It is enough to say that
Easily confused
It suffices to say that
“It suffices to say that the policy had mixed results.”
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