go to extremes

bite off more than one can chew go too far keep one's nose to the grindstone overdo overextend oneself slave spread oneself too thin stay on the treadmill take on too much

amplify distort emphasize fabricate falsify heighten inflate magnify misrepresent overdo overdraw overemphasize overestimate

boast boost brag caricature color corrupt embroider enlarge exalt expand fudge hike hyperbolize intensify lie misquote pad puff pyramid romance romanticize scam stretch up

blow out of proportion build up cook up lay it on thick loud talk make too much of misreport pretty up put on

compress contract decrease ignore lessen play down

abridge be modest deprecate lower reduce shrink

depreciate minimize understate

amplify boast boost brag caricature color corrupt distort embroider emphasize enlarge exalt expand fabricate falsify fudge heighten hike inflate

blow out of proportion blow up out of proportion build up cook up

abridge be modest compress condense contract curtail decrease deprecate lessen lower reduce shorten shrink tell the truth