From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnot to put too fine a point on itnot to put too fine a point on itspokenHONEST used when you are criticizing something in a plain and direct way Therestaurant was terrible, not to put too fine a pointon it. → fine
Examples from the Corpus
not to put too fine a point on it• The dishes we tried tasted, not to put too fine a point on it, like gasoline.• Everyone there - not to put too fine a point on it - was crazy.not to put too fine a point on itnot to put too fine a point on itespecially British EnglishHONEST used when you are saying something in a very direct way She’s lying, not to put too fine a point on it. → point 