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To exaggerate the seriousness of a situation for effect

To utter or deliver words in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience

To place a heavy weight, load or burden on

To extol or praise effusively, and typically excessively

To fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something

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Verb

To exaggerate the seriousness of a situation for effect

lays it on thick

overstates the case

lays it on with a trowel

blows up out of all proportion

gives someone a sob story

makes mountains out of molehills

overemphasizes^US

stretches the truth

overemphasises^UK

lays it on with a shovel

makes too much of something

blows something out of all proportion

draws the longbow

makes a drama out of a crisis

makes a big thing of

makes a production of

chews the scenery

lays on with a trowel

pays extravagant compliments

gives fulsome praise

embellishes the truth

romanticises^UK

overexaggerates

goes to extremes

makes a federal case of

lays it on with a trowel about

romanticizes^US

makes a production out of

piles it on about

blows out of proportion

lays it on thick about

makes a song and dance about

makes a big deal out of something

makes a big thing out of

attaches too much importance to

attaches too much weight to

overembellishes

draws the long bow

makes federal case

makes a big thing about

places too much emphasis on

lays too much emphasis on

blows up out of proportion

expresses emotion

makes a mountain out of

emphasizes too much

magnifies importance

allows too much for

gets carried away

exaggerates information

stretches a point

sends through the roof

gives substance to

sensationalises^UK

sensationalizes^US

lays too much stress on

adds fuel to the fire

rubs salt in the wound

adds fuel to the flames

fans the flames of

adds insult to injury

goes overboard with

goes on and on about

goes over the top about

plays to the gallery

plays to gallery

makes a performance of

plays on heartstrings

makes a thing of

makes a thing about

chews up the scenery

draws attention to

turns spotlight on

brings attention to

gives prominence to

puts emphasis on

focuses attention on

lays emphasis on

brings to the fore

calls attention to

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“During his speech, the politician decided to pile it on by exaggerating the potential consequences of the proposed policy, hoping to persuade the audience with a sense of urgency.”

Verb

To utter or deliver words in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience

gets on a soapbox

gets on your high horse

rants and raves

delivers a tirade

foams at the mouth

delivers a harangue

talks endlessly

expresses concern

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Verb

To place a heavy weight, load or burden on

Verb

To extol or praise effusively, and typically excessively

lays it on thick

gives a puff to

Verb

To fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something

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