All (one's) geese are swans In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "all (one's) geese are swans", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2022-01-06 06:01

All (one's) geese are swans proverb

Said when one is exaggerating

Don't believe what he is saying. All his geese are swans!

blow your own trumpet

Show off or brag about yourself

Lay it on with a trowel

This idiom is used to flatter, exaggerate and overstate praise, excuses, or blame, ect.

Cry Wolf

Used to show that someone is claiming that something is happening when it is not or giving a false alarm

turn geese into swans

To overstate or embroider the merits, or successes of someone or something

cock and bull story

Describe a story that is made-up or imagined rather than based on facts

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put the bite on (one)

Used to say that someone attempts to get money from you.

Example:

He is addicted to drugs and alcohol. He sometimes puts the bite on me for buying them.

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