言うに事欠いて

いうにことかいて

that's not a nice thing to say, that's not a nice way of putting it, there was no need to say that

人の事を言う

ひとのことをいう

to find fault with other people rather than oneself, the pot calling the kettle black

事欠く

ことかく

to lack

声を大にして言う

こえをだいにしていう

to say it out loud, to yell out, to emphasize

事欠かない

ことかかない

having an abundance

欠を補う

けつをおぎなう

to bridge a gap, to supply a lack

実の事を言うと

じつのことをいうと

to tell the truth, in actuality, in reality

寝言を言う

ねごとをいう

to talk in one's sleep

欠陥を補う

けっかんをおぎなう

to make up for a fault

言うて

ゆうて

that said; that being said

数に物を言わせて

かずにものをいわせて

on the strength of numbers

物を言う

ものをいう

to speak (of something)

礼を言う

れいをいう

to thank

俗に言う

ぞくにいう

commonly referred to as...

ボロクソに言う

ぼろくそにいう

to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into

世に言う

よにいう

what is called; what they call; so-called

事によって

ことによって

via, through, by doing, by means of, using

ように言う

ようにいう

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

いいって言う

いいっていう

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)