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English 14 Public

infinitive phrases

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to put it bluntly

I know it might be shocking, but I need to say this.

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To begin with

First of all

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to cap it all

On top of everything else

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to name but a few

I'm just listing a few examples, but there are many more that I could list.

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to add insult to injury

This made a bad situation even worse.

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To be perfectly honest

I'm saying something that might make you feel uncomfortable, but it's true.

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to cut a long story short

I'm not going to explain all the details between the beginning and the ending.

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to make matters worse

This made a bad situation even worse.

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to be more precise

to clarify something you just said

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to give them their proper title

to provide the official name for something

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to put it mildly

to point out that you’re using delicate language, although you want to say something stronger

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Needless to say

to admit that you're going to say something that the listener/reader probably already knows

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not to put too fine a point on it

what you are about to say may sound unpleasant, unkind, or critical (Not to put too fine a point on it, (but) his suggestions have been worthless.)

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To be sure

to admit that your statement might contradict your previous argument

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