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to exaggerate

夸大其词
kuā dà qí cí
k+uā·1st toned+à·4th toneq+í·2nd tonec+í·2nd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
sensationalism · vulgar claptrap to please the crowds · playing to the gallery · demagogy哗众取宠huá zhòng qǔ chǒng(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts言过其实yán guò qí shíto exaggerate · overstated; exaggerated · hyperbole · (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous夸张kuā zhānggive 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
Antonyms
(idiom) appropriate · apt · just right恰如其分qià rú qí fèn
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