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il faut le dire vite

/il fo l(ə) diʁ vit/

phrase/il fo l(ə) diʁ vit/

that's putting it a bit strongly, that's taking it a bit far, that's not quite right

Synonyms: c'est vite dit, c'est un grand mot

Literally, “one must say it quickly”, meaning if one has time to think over what they're saying, one will realise it's probably not true.