make federal case

embellish

aggrandize amplify color distend dramatize elaborate enhance enlarge expand falsify fudge heighten hyperbolize lie magnify overdo overemphasize overestimate overstate pad puff romanticize stretch

blow-up build up make mountain out of molehill overelaborate overembellish play up spread on thick stretch the truth yeast

abridge compress condense contract curtail decrease diminish lessen lower reduce shorten shrink simplify

exaggerate overestimate overplay overrate overreach overstate overuse overvalue

amplify belabor fatigue hype magnify overburden overindulge overload overtax overtire overwork pressure puff stretch

be intemperate bite off too much do to death drive oneself go overboard go too far lay it on not know when to stop pile on run into the ground run riot strain oneself talk big wear down wear oneself out

play down

compress decrease lessen

ignore neglect