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词汇 stretch-a-the-point
释义

stretch a/the point


idiom
to make a claim that is not completely true, or to do something that goes further than what is considered to be reasonable: 言过其实;超越限度,破例,通融
They claim to be the biggest company in the world, which is stretching a point.他们宣称是世界上最大的公司,这有点儿言过其实。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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