I get what understatement means, but i'm a little confused.
"To say John wasn't amused must be the understatement of the year."
--> does this mean John was VERY Bored? or very amused?
"That is an understatement if i ever heard one"
--> what role does "if i ever heard one" play here? does it mean that what the other person said is strongly an understatement?
"He informed us with massive understatement that he was feeling disappointed."
--> From this sentence, I imagine it to be the same as the following description.
So a guy is really really distressed, and disappointed. but he says "i'm feeling disappointed," rather cooly.
is this when you would say the above sentence?
"To say John wasn't amused must be the understatement of the year."
--> does this mean John was VERY Bored? or very amused?
"That is an understatement if i ever heard one"
--> what role does "if i ever heard one" play here? does it mean that what the other person said is strongly an understatement?
"He informed us with massive understatement that he was feeling disappointed."
--> From this sentence, I imagine it to be the same as the following description.
So a guy is really really distressed, and disappointed. but he says "i'm feeling disappointed," rather cooly.
is this when you would say the above sentence?