draw it mild
English
editEtymology
editOpposite of come it strong, in allusion to public houses where customers may desire the beer to be "drawn mild".
Verb
editdraw it mild (third-person singular simple present draws it mild, present participle drawing it mild, simple past drew it mild, past participle drawn it mild)
- (archaic, slang) To state a thing without exaggeration.
References
edit- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary