to a degree adv. phr. 1. Chiefly British Very; to a large extent.
In some things I am ignorant to a degree. 2. Somewhat; slightly; in a small way; rather.
His anger was, to a degree, a confession of defeat. To a degree, Mary was to blame for Bob's failing mathematics, because he spent much time with her when he should have been studying. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲