stretch the truth

and stretch the point; stretch it

Fig. to exaggerate. When he claimed to have a Ph.D., he was stretching the truth. Sally tends to stretch the point when telling tales about her wild teenage years.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
&Thorn;ÓRarinn	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Silvia	['silviə]
RÍOghnach	-	Irish Mythology
Subramaniam	-	Tamil
Tobiasz	TAW-byahsh	Polish
Si-U	shee-oo	Korean