stretch the truth | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toexaggerate, often to the point where the truth is obscured or lost.1996Fall, “From Sykes-Picot through Bandung to Oslo: Whither the Arab world?”, inArab Studies Quarterly, volume18, number 4, page 1:It wouldstretch the truth, but perhaps not tear it to tatters, to say that World War II was fought over oil.2003November 9, Jim Armstrong, “NFL players skilled at other sports”, inHouston Chronicle, Sports, page 2:You think they exaggerate sometimes? You think they embellish things,stretch the truth, play loose with the facts?2009, Eric Kraft,Flying:"And you suspect them ofstretching the truth? Or shrinking the truth?"

Examples:

EN: They always stretch the truth, Jack.
ES: Siempre exageran la verdad, Jack.
EN: They exaggerate... They stretch the truth.
ES: Exageran, distorsionan la verdad.
EN: Honey, sometimes you have to stretch the truth. Of course you do.
ES: - A veces hay que adaptarla.
EN: Jack didn't stretch the truth just a little?
ES: Sí. ¿Y cuándo fue la última vez que Jack no estiró un poco la verdad?
EN: You really do stretch the truth.
ES: Tú realmente exageras las cosas, ¿sabes eso?
EN: I'd fabricate evidence to bring some asshole in... or I'd lie on reports and to investigators... and I'd sure as hell stretch the truth in court.
ES: Fabricaba evidencia para arrestar a algún cretino... o mentía en los informes y a los investigadores... y no decía la verdad en el tribunal.
ES: Fabricaba evidencia para arrestar a algún cretino... o mentía en los informes y a los investigadores... y no decía la verdad en el tribunal.
EN: I'm asking you to stretch the truth a wee bit. No!
ES: No te pido que mientas, solo estirar la verdad un poco.
EN: You can be manipulative. You can be aggressive. I've known you to stretch the truth on occasion.
ES: Puedes ser manipuladora, agresiva y a veces en ocasiones puedes cambiar un poco la verdad.
EN: All I did was stretch the truth.
ES: Todo lo que hice fue estirar la verdad.
EN: We stall for time, we pass the buck, we stretch the truth, but uh, I don't want to lie to you, jack.
ES: Nos estancamos un tiempo, pasamos el muerto, decimos mentiras, pero, yo no quiero mentirte, Jack.
EN: I guess it won't kill me to stretch the truth this one time.
ES: Supongo que no me matara estirar un poco la verdad esta vez.
EN: I had to stretch the truth a little bit, but just a little.
ES: Tuve que modificar un poco la verdad, pero solo un poco.
EN: I didn't really believe him since Moggi was known to stretch the truth, so I thought, "He must be joking."
ES: No le creí del todo porque Moggi era conocido por agrandar la verdad, así que pensé: "¡Debe estar bromeando!".
EN: I have seen you stretch the truth, falsify environmental protection reports, and lie to the media.
ES: Te he visto manipular la verdad... falsificar reportes de impacto ambiental... y mentirles a los medios.
EN: Oh, that means those hens can stretch the truth more than a hamstring. (chuckles)
ES: Eso significa que esas gallinas pueden exagerar más que un esparadrapo.

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