idiomto be goingfurtherthan thetruth:夸大事实,言过其实She's verysmart, but it'sstretchingittocallher agenius.她很聪明,但说她是个天才就有点儿言过其实了。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesExaggerating & playing down
bloviate
blowsomethingout of proportionidiom
cartoonish
catastrophize
dramatization
dramatize
exaggerate
OTT
over-egg
overboard
overdramatic
overdramatize
overembellish
overplay
overstatement
pile
proportion
protest too muchidiom
stretch the truthidiom
understate
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