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Definition

To exaggerate; to tell tall tales.

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In Context

  • "[…] Dublin residents, like those jarvies waiting news from abroad, would tempt any ancient mariner who sailed the ocean seas to draw the long bow about the schooner Hesperus and etcetera."
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Related Idioms

p

pull the long bow

Synonym of draw the long bow (“to exaggerate; to tell tall tales”).

 d

draw a long bow

To lie; to exaggerate.

 t

take a long walk on a short pier

Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met…

 t

tell tales out of school

To reveal confidential or sensitive information; to gossip.

 t

tell tales

To lie, to be making false claims.
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