to put it in an extreme way; in extreme terms
Used to preface a statement that is an exaggeration or a strong, simplified version of a point. Often used to make a point more forcefully or to clarify a position by taking it to its logical extreme.
To put it in an extreme way, his proposal would ruin the company.
In extreme terms, this problem can be solved with money.
Means 'to put it simply', focusing on simplification rather than exaggeration or extremity.
A fixed expression composed of 極端 (extreme) + に (adverbial particle) + 言えば (conditional form of 言う, 'to say'). Literally 'if one says it extremely'.