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言过其实 /yánguòqíshí/ meaning in English

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言过其实 /yánguòqíshí/ verb

stretch the truth(idioms: to exaggerate)
verb
[UK: stretʃ ðə truːθ] [US: ˈstretʃ ðə ˈtruːθ]

言过其实 /yánguò-qíshí/ verb

overstate [overstated, overstating, overstates](to exaggerate; to state or claim too much)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈsteɪt] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈsteɪt]