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| blow up(verb, phrasal verb, increase, develop) | |
| build up(verb, phrasal verb, get, advance) | |
| make much of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, magnify) | |
| talk big(verb, blow, strain, fake) | |
| pile it on(verb, idiom) | |
| play up(verb, phrasal verb, elaborate, amplify) | |
| beef up(verb, increase, develop, severe) | |
| blow smoke(verb, blow, fake, twist) | |
| heat up(verb, increase, severe, strengthen) | |
| lay it on(verb, idiom) | |
| overshoot the mark(idiom, exaggeration) | |
| put on(verb, phrasal verb, promote, create) | |
| go to extremes(verb, idiom, corrupt, color) | |
| lay it on thick(verb, idiom, increase, inflate) | |
| make believe(promote, create, fake, deceive) | |
| phony up(verb, promote, fake, twist) | |
| show off(verb, blow, fake, shoot) | |
| step up(verb, advance, increase, raise) | |
| stretch the truth(verb, idiom, increase) | |
| trump up(verb, promote, fake, twist) |
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