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To exceed or cross a given limit

To beat in a competition of wits

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To (excessively) exert for a particular task, purpose or goal

To express or describe in exaggerated terms

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To exceed or cross a given limit

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To beat in a competition of wits

outmaneuver^US

victimize^US

victimise^UK

pull the wool over someone's eyes

do someone in the eye

give wrong information to

jive

mousetrap

lead up the garden path

send on a wild goose chase

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

give someone a bum steer

lead down the garden path

give the wrong impression

color^US

colour^UK

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

throw dust in someone's eyes

be economical with the truth

sell a bill of goods to

slip something over on

play fast and loose with

send on a wild-goose chase

misrepresent the truth

betray one's true intentions

twist around your little finger

make somebody look an idiot

give a false account of

depart from the truth

lie through one's teeth

tell a terminological inexactitude

put the wrong slant on

phony up

take out of context

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To (excessively) exert for a particular task, purpose or goal

make too many demands on

push to the limit

run yourself into the ground

work oneself into the ground

bite off more than you can chew

drive into the ground

impose excessive strain on

labor^US

labour^UK

overact

overdrive

sweat

wear oneself to a shadow

overload oneself

work like a Trojan

work day and night

drive oneself into the ground

drive oneself too hard

work one's tail off

push oneself too hard

wear yourself out

overtax one's strength

overburden oneself

strain yourself

burn the candle at both ends

work your fingers to the bone

overtax oneself

work like a horse

burn the midnight oil

tire yourself out

overstrain yourself

drive oneself too far

practice presenteeism

sweat blood

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To express or describe in exaggerated terms

dramatise^UK

dramatize^US

magnify

color^US

colour^UK

belabour^UK

belabor^US

make a big thing about

blow up out of all proportion

lay it on with a trowel

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a production out of

run into the ground

make a big deal out of something

make too much of something

labor^US

labour^UK

emphasize^US

emphasise^UK

make a federal case of

blow something out of all proportion

make a big thing out of

place too much emphasis on

romanticize^US

blow out of proportion

romanticise^UK

expand on

touch up

point up

attach too much weight to

attach too much importance to

maximize^US

maximise^UK

lay it on with a shovel

lay too much emphasis on

lay too much stress on

make something out of nothing

overact

puff up

go on and on about

go over the top about

make a mountain out of

give someone a sob story

exaggerate information

bite off more than you can chew

pay extravagant compliments

make a performance of

give a false account of

lay it on thick about

big up

make a drama out of a crisis

lay it on with a trowel about

blow up out of proportion

make a song and dance about

italicize^US

exaggerate the worth of

italicise^UK

exaggerate the merits of

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