draw a long bow
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
draw a long bow (third-person singular simple present draws a long bow, present participle drawing a long bow, simple past drew a long bow, past participle drawn a long bow)
- (idiomatic) To lie; to exaggerate.
References[edit]
“Bow”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.