| pile it on Barnumize aggrandize amplify ballyhoo blow bombast build up burlesque caricature carry too far draw the longbow exaggerate go to extremes hyperbolize inflate lay it on magnify make much of overcharge overdo overdraw overestimate overpraise overreach overreact oversell overspeak overstate overstress pontificate puff stretch stretch the truth talk big talk highfalutin talk in superlatives tout travesty vapor |
| stretch the truth aggrandize amplify ballyhoo be untruthful build up burlesque caricature carry too far deceive draw the longbow equivocate exaggerate falsify fib go to extremes hyperbolize lay it on lie lie flatly magnify make much of mislead overcharge overdo overdraw overestimate overpraise overreach overreact oversell overspeak overstate overstress pile it on prevaricate puff speak falsely story stretch talk big talk in superlatives tell a lie tout travesty |
| talk big Barnumize aggrandize amplify ballyhoo blow blow off blowhard bombast build up burlesque caricature carry too far draw the longbow exaggerate go to extremes hyperbolize inflate lay it on magnify make much of overcharge overdo overdraw overestimate overpraise overreach overreact oversell overspeak overstate overstress pile it on pontificate puff shoot the shit stretch stretch the truth talk highfalutin talk in superlatives tout travesty vapor |