Idiom
draw a long bow
Meaning
To lie; to exaggerate.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He often draws a long bow when talking about his fishing trips.”
“You should not believe everything he says, as he tends to draw a long bow about his past achievements.”
“While the politician claimed to have saved the local economy single-handedly, most voters recognized that he was merely drawing a long bow to secure more support.”
Examples
simple
“He often draws a long bow when talking about his fishing trips.”
contextual
“You should not believe everything he says, as he tends to draw a long bow about his past achievements.”
complex
“While the politician claimed to have saved the local economy single-handedly, most voters recognized that he was merely drawing a long bow to secure more support.”
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