言过其实 meaning in English
exaggerate; a statement surpassing the fact; make a mountain out of a molehill; over state; overshoot the truth; pull the longbow; turn geese into swans
Examples
- The orator spoke in a bombastic manner .
这位演说家的讲话言过其实。 - He exaggerates, but he does not lie .
他有点言过其实，但并不瞎编。 - Don't boast of it .
不要言过其实。 - Bethune interrupted to say that the reports were highly exaggerated .
白求恩插嘴说这些报告都太言过其实了。 - Nothing i write will make any sense at allonly an old woman's ceaseless vanity .
这些，无非是一个老妇的言过其实的饶舌，写下来似乎没有意义。