“Since social positions of trust, status, and prestige are generally occupied by those with higher levels of education, the tendency to misreport drug use would presumably increase with level of education.”

Verb

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Present participle for to alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

Verb

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Present participle for to describe or express in too exaggerated terms

colouring^UK

dramatising^UK

dramatizing^US

coloring^US

emphasising^UK

emphasizing^US

making too much of something

piling it on

stretching the truth

putting on

making a big thing of

adding colour

making a federal case of

laying it on with a trowel

blowing something out of all proportion

blowing up out of all proportion

laying it on with a shovel

laying on

making a production out of

drawing the longbow

making a mountain out of a molehill

shooting a line

cooking up

blowing out of proportion

laying it on thick about

bigging up

making a drama out of a crisis

laying it on with a trowel about

enhancing

blowing up

playing up

making a big thing out of

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

making a production of

maximizing^US

maximising^UK

laboring^US

labouring^UK

attaching too much importance to

running up

attaching too much weight to

making a big thing about

rousing

making a big deal out of something

laying too much emphasis on

placing too much emphasis on

blowing up out of proportion

expounding

detailing

expressing emotion

making a mountain out of

evolving

giving details

magnifying importance

allowing too much for

distending

explicating

overelaborating

making a song and dance about

giving someone a sob story

exaggerating information

sending through the roof

idealizing^US

laying too much stress on

adding insult to injury

rubbing salt in the wound

adding fuel to the flames

adding fuel to the fire

fanning the flames of

idealising^UK

going on and on about

going over the top about

adding

paying extravagant compliments

embellishing the truth

sweet-talking

giving fulsome praise

laying on with a trowel

playing to gallery

playing to the gallery

making a performance of

playing on heartstrings

chewing up the scenery

slapping on

tacking on

growing quickly

italicizing^US

italicising^UK

putting emphasis on

focusing attention on

calling attention to

turning spotlight on

drawing attention to

bringing attention to

laying emphasis on

bringing to the fore

giving prominence to

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Noun

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A misleading account, or the act of giving one

coloring^US

colouring^UK

pretence^UK

pretense^US

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