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stretch the truth
stretch the truth
► F0 to say something that is not completely honest in order to make someone or something seem better than it really is: » He was accused of stretching the truth about how much he had helped in the project.Thesaurus+: ↑Lies, lying and hypocrisy , ↑Dishonest peopleThesaurus+: ↑Exaggerating and playing down , ↑Praising and applauding |