What does it mean when someone says ”話を大きくしてる”

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I know the literal meaning is "to make the conversation/talk larger" but in terms of nuance of actual meaning in English I am confused. How would you say this in English?

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I know the literal meaning is "to make the conversation/talk larger" but in terms of nuance of actual meaning in English I am confused. How would you say this in English?

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I know the literal meaning is "to make the conversation/talk larger" but in terms of nuance of actual meaning in English I am confused. How would you say this in English?

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I know the literal meaning is "to make the conversation/talk larger" but in terms of nuance of actual meaning in English I am confused. How would you say this in English?

grammar translation meaning nuances

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「話はなしを大おおきくする」 is a set phrase meaning "to stretch a story", "to exaggerate", etc.

The fine nuance intended is context-dependent, but the expression is most often used to describe how better, worse or more important someone is trying to make his story seem.

The common contemporary and colloquial version would be 「話を盛もる」.

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「話はなしを大おおきくする」 is a set phrase meaning "to stretch a story", "to exaggerate", etc.

The fine nuance intended is context-dependent, but the expression is most often used to describe how better, worse or more important someone is trying to make his story seem.

The common contemporary and colloquial version would be 「話を盛もる」.

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「話はなしを大おおきくする」 is a set phrase meaning "to stretch a story", "to exaggerate", etc.

The fine nuance intended is context-dependent, but the expression is most often used to describe how better, worse or more important someone is trying to make his story seem.

The common contemporary and colloquial version would be 「話を盛もる」.

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「話はなしを大おおきくする」 is a set phrase meaning "to stretch a story", "to exaggerate", etc.

The fine nuance intended is context-dependent, but the expression is most often used to describe how better, worse or more important someone is trying to make his story seem.

The common contemporary and colloquial version would be 「話を盛もる」.

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「話はなしを大おおきくする」 is a set phrase meaning "to stretch a story", "to exaggerate", etc.

The fine nuance intended is context-dependent, but the expression is most often used to describe how better, worse or more important someone is trying to make his story seem.

The common contemporary and colloquial version would be 「話を盛もる」.

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