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(idiom) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts

言过其实
yán guò qí shí
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Tom exaggerated.
汤姆言过其实。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to talk big; to sound off; to be full of hot air夸夸其谈kuā kuā qí tánthe name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact · Reality does not live up to the name. · Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.名不副实míng bù fù shíto exaggerate · overstated; exaggerated · hyperbole · (coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous夸张kuā zhānglit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name · nominal有名无实yǒu míng wú shíto exaggerate夸大其词kuā dà qí cígive 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 fènnot just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) · aptly named · worthy of the name名副其实míng fù qí shí
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