夸大其词

kuā dà qí cí

to exaggerate

Character by character

夸kuā
boast

大dà
enlarge

其qí
its

词cí
words

这篇报道明显夸大其词了。

This report clearly blows things out of proportion.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Written-leaning; in speech people also say 添油加醋 (add oil and vinegar).

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