stretch the truth

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Verb

1. (idiomatic) To exaggerate, often to the point where the truth is obscured or lost.

Translations

• French: abuser, (colloquial) charrier, (informal) en faire des caisses, exagérer, (colloquial) pousser le bouchon
• German: mit der Wahrheit großzügig umgehen
• Portuguese: exagerar a verdade
• Russian: преувели́чивать
• Spanish: exagerar

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