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make federal case(verb, expression, idiom, color, elaborate)
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make mountain out of molehill(verb, expression, idiom, color, elaborate)
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make much of(expression, idiom)
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mislead
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overdraw
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overelaborate(verb, color, elaborate, exaggerate, embellish)
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overembellish(verb, color, elaborate, exaggerate, embellish)
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overemphasize(verb, color, elaborate, exaggerate, embellish)
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overpraise
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overreach
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overreact
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oversell
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overspeak
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overstress
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pad(verb, color, elaborate, exaggerate, embellish)
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pile it on(expression, idiom)
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play up(verb, expression, color, elaborate, exaggerate)
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prevaricate
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romanticize(verb, color, elaborate, exaggerate, embellish)
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speak falsely
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