Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

to say nothing of (someone or something)
- to not even mention the importance of someone or something
The hotel itself was very expensive to say nothing of the cost of the restaurants in the
hotel.
to say the least
- at the very least, without dwelling on the subject
After walking all day I am tired to say the least.
to some extent
- to some degree, partly
My answer to the professor's question was correct to some extent but in general it was
not what the professor wanted.
to (someone's) liking
- in a way that pleases someone
The cook in my favorite restaurant always cooks the food exactly to my liking.
to (someone's) way of thinking
- in someone's opinion
To my way of thinking we should not spend any more money on the new project.
to speak of
- important, worth talking about
We did not do anything to speak of during our summer vacation.
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