stretch it
idiom
informal
: to describe something as larger or greater than it really is : to exaggerate
She's a good musician but comparing her to the legends is stretching it.
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Bonilla and his agent, Dennis Gilbert, offered to defer the payment for a decade and stretch it out over 25 years at an 8% interest rate.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 July 2024
Place the dough on the work surface and push and stretch it out to a 10-inch round and slide onto the peel.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
The deal is reportedly for one year and $3 million with incentives that can stretch it to $8.25 million.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024
That’s because temperature spikes in the spring increase the rate of runoff, shortening that part of the season, while mild temperatures stretch it out.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 July 2024
Place the dough on the work surface and push and stretch it out to a 10-inch round and slide onto the peel.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
The deal is reportedly for one year and $3 million with incentives that can stretch it to $8.25 million.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2024
That’s because temperature spikes in the spring increase the rate of runoff, shortening that part of the season, while mild temperatures stretch it out.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024
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“Stretch it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stretch%20it. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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