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25 entries under expression topic. ×
| dwell on(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| build up(exaggerate, embellish, overstate, overdo) | |
| go to extremes(idiom, goose, misuse, embellish) | |
| pile it on(verb, idiom) | |
| point up(verb, abuse, exaggerate, overdo) | |
| blow out of proportion(verb, exaggerate, overstate, overdo) | |
| get carried away(verb, idiom, exaggerate, overdo) | |
| go too far | |
| ham it up(verb, idiom, exaggerate, overdo) | |
| know no bounds | |
| labor at(verb, abuse, exaggerate, overdo) | |
| lay it on thick(verb, idiom, inflate, exaggerate) | |
| make mountain of molehill(verb, idiom, aggravate, enhance) | |
| puff up(verb, aggravate, enhance, goose) | |
| show off(verb, abuse, exaggerate, overdo) | |
| stretch the truth | |
| cook up(embellish, overstate) | |
| lay on(embellish, overstate) | |
| lay on thick(verb, idiom, goose, maximize) | |
| laying it on thick(verb, idiom, goose, exaggerate) |
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