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
- Miss bennet eagerly disclaimed all extraordinary merit, and threw back the praise on her sister's warm affection .
竭力否认这一切言过其实的夸奖，反而用这些赞美的话赞扬妹妹的热情。 - - you are a punk ? - that would be stretching it
-你是个朋客吗? -有点言过其实 - You are a punk ? - that would be stretching it
你是个朋客吗? -有点言过其实 - He always likes to say something as if all his geese are swans
他谈论问题总喜欢言过其实。 - Operations proceed without locking is a bit of an overstatement , as the
操作似乎有点言过其实，因为