noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ great , gross , huge , wild
▪ mild , slight
… OF EXAGGERATION
▪ degree
▪
There was a degree of ~ in his description of events.
VERB + EXAGGERATION
▪ be given to , be prone to
▪
John is not usually given to ~.
▪ allow for
▪
Their results, even allowing for ~, are impressive.
PREPOSITION
▪ without ~
▪
There were, without ~, hundreds of applications for the job.
PHRASES
▪ a bit of an ~
▪
It would be a bit of an ~ to say that I'm desperate to leave.
▪ it is no ~ to say sth
▪
It is no ~ to say that having a baby changes your life.