言うに事を欠いて

いうにことをかいて

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

事欠く

ことかく

to lack

事欠かない

ことかかない

having an abundance

言うて

ゆうて

that said; that being said

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)

言うに言われぬ

いうにいわれぬ

beyond expression, unspeakable, inexpressible, indescribable

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

て言うか

ていうか

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

って言う

っていう

meaning, called, said

端的に言う

たんてきにいう

to come to the point, to get straight to the point, to speak frankly, to speak plainly, to talk straight

と言うのに

というのに

even though, despite, when

逆に言うと

ぎゃくにいうと

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

例えに言う

たとえにいう

to speak metaphorically

率直に言って

そっちょくにいって

frankly speaking