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blow out of proportion(idiom, inflate, falsify, distort)
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branch out(verb, phrasal verb, cover, advance)
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burst forth(verb, phrasal verb, cover, advance)
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carry on(verb, take, cover, increase)
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fan out(verb, take, cover, increase)
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fish story(noun, idiom, fancy, line)
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flesh out(verb, increase, raise, swell)
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go around(verb, turn, continue, extend)
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hold out(verb, phrasal verb)
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lay it on thick(idiom, inflate, falsify, distort)
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make federal case(color, elaborate, exaggerate, embellish)
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make much of(verb, idiom)
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pile it on(verb, idiom)
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play up(verb, color, elaborate, exaggerate)
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slap on(increase, open, develop, extend)
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spring up(verb, phrasal verb, cover, advance)
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stretch the truth(idiom, color, elaborate, exaggerate)
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tour of duty(noun, idiom, bout, interlude)
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be equal to
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become larger(verb, idiom, advance, turn)
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