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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My parents talked a little bit about saving for the future, saving for things that are important to me, along with other family members who gave money for Christmas/birthdays, but there wasn’t much conversation about the real cost of living expenses and how far the dollar goes or how to stretch it. —R29 Team, refinery29.com, 23 Sep. 2024

Fish was expensive, and the recipe was developed as an economical way to stretch it so that every family member could get a taste. —Judy Bart Kancigor, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024

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. —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