pull the a long bow

• 夸大其词

pull the a long bow的用法和样例：

例句

1. The Western media, he says, exaggerates it all.
   他说，西方媒体统统夸大其词。
2. The advertisement is misleading and exaggeration.
   该广告误导人和夸大其词。
3. Henry bragged that his bicycle was the fastest.
   亨利吹牛说他的自行车最快。
4. His long speech was nothing but gas and hot air.
   他的长篇大论只是吹牛和空话。
5. Uncle Henry was a short, pot-bellied, irascible old gentleman with a pink face, a shock of long silver hair and an utter lack of patience with feminine timidities and vaporings.
   亨利叔叔是个性情暴戾老绅士，矮个儿，大肚子，脸孔红红的，一头蓬乱的银白长发，他非常看不惯那种女性的怯弱和爱说大话的习惯。