draw a long bow

== English == === Verb === 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 === “Bow”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.