draw the long bow

Verb

Meaning

draw the long bow (third-person singular simple present draws the long bow, present participle drawing the long bow, simple past drew the long bow, past participle drawn the long bow)

(idiomatic) To exaggerate; to tell tall tales.
Synonyms: draw a long bow, pull the long bow, throw the hatchet

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

draw the fire upon oneself draw the inference draw the line draw the longbow draw the map draw the moral