stretch the truth
idiom
: to say something that is not exactly true : to describe something as larger or greater than it really is
He was stretching the truth to make the story more interesting.
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Avoid argumentative individuals who stretch the truth.
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 23 July 2024
Story-wise, your movie wouldn’t have to stretch the truth much.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 19 May 2024
Some founders used that environment to stretch the truth about what their technology could do or how their business performed.
—Erin Griffith, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The device’s vision capability is also sometimes spotty, and some reviewers noted that the device’s AI can stretch the truth.
—Kyle Barr, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 23 July 2024
Story-wise, your movie wouldn’t have to stretch the truth much.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 19 May 2024
Some founders used that environment to stretch the truth about what their technology could do or how their business performed.
—Erin Griffith, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The device’s vision capability is also sometimes spotty, and some reviewers noted that the device’s AI can stretch the truth.
—Kyle Barr, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Stretch the truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stretch%20the%20truth. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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