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
Mirjami	MEER-yah-mee	Finnish
Elmer	EL-mər	English
Hemming	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Theo	THEE-o (English), TAY-o (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Davena	-	English (Rare)
Debbie	['debi]