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give an exaggerated account · overstate the case · strain (or stretch) the truth · paint the devil blacker than he is · exaggerated · bombastic

过甚其词
guò shèn qí cí
g+uò·4th tonesh+èn·4th toneq+í·2nd tonec+í·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts言过其实yán guò qí shíto exaggerate夸大其词kuā dà qí cí
Antonyms
(idiom) appropriate · apt · just right恰如其分qià rú qí fènlit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) · fig. to be practical and realistic实事求是shí shì qiú shì(idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop适可而止shì kě ér zhǐ
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