夸大其词

誇大其詞

kuādà-qící

idiom #18,816

Meanings

HSK 3

记者被指控夸大其词地报道了这件事。

Jìzhě bèi zhǐkòng kuādà-qící de bàodào le zhè jiàn shì.

The reporter was accused of exaggerating the story.

HSK 7-9

他总是夸大其词，说话不靠谱。

Tā zǒngshì kuādà-qící, shuōhuà búkàopǔ.

He always exaggerates and cannot be relied upon.

usage

Literally "to exaggerate one's words." Always negative in tone - implies the speaker is making something sound bigger or worse than it really is.

夸 kuā

大 dà

其 qí

词 cí