| exaggerate | vi membesar-besarkan cerita: he was exaggerating when he said that several hundred people attended the party, dia membesar-besarkan cerita apabila dia berkata bahawa beratus-ratus orang menghadiri majlis itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| overplay | vt membesar-besarkan: he’s been ~ing his role in the take-over bid a little, dia telah agak membesar-besarkan peranannya dlm bida ambil alih tersebut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| thing | make a (big) ~ /of, out of/ st, (colloq) membesar-besarkan /perkara, hal/: she made a big ~ of the extra work she was given to do, dia membesar-besarkan perkara ttg kerja tambahan yg telah diberikan kepadanya; quite the ~, fesy | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exaggerate | vt 1. enlarge (st) beyond the truth, membesar-besarkan: as usual she ~d her difficulties, spt biasa dia membesar-besarkan kesukarannya; 2. cause to appear more obvious, menonjolkan lagi [sst]: the gathers ~s the largeness of her bosom, kedut-kedut itu menonjolkan lagi buah dadanya yg besar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pile 1 | ~ it on, (colloq) membesar-besarkan + approp n: I know business had been bad but there’s no need to ~ it on, saya tahu perniagaan merosot tetapi tdk perlu membesar-besarkan perkara itu; ~ the pressure on, terus /mengenakan tekanan thdp, menekan/: the coach ~d the pressure on the players from the very beginning of the training period, jurulatih itu terus mengenakan tekanan thdp pemain-pemain sejak awal tempoh latihan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| goose | all his geese are swans, membesar-besarkan cerita ttg sso; cook so’s ~, merosakkan + approp n: there’s no one to blame but himself – he cooked his own ~ when he quarelled with the boss, tdk ada siapa yg harus disalahkan – dia telah merosakkan peluangnya sendiri krn bergaduh dgn bos. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pile 1 | ~ st on st, /menimbunkan, melonggokkan/ sst ke dlm sst: some more wood was ~d on the fire, lebih banyak kayu ditimbunkan ke dlm api; ~on the agony, (colloq) membesar-besarkan + approp n: my aunt loves to ~ on the agony when she describes her operation,mak cik saya suka membesar-besarkan kesakitannya apabila bercerita ttg pembedahan yg dilaluinya; will you stop piling on the agony! I’m sure the trip wasn’t as bad as that, hentikan membesar-besarkan cerita! Saya pasti perjalanan tersebut tidaklah seteruk itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| molehill | n busut; make a mountain out of a ~, membesar-besarkan perkara kecil. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exaggeration | n 1. act of exaggerating(perbuatan) membesar-besarkan (cerita); 2. result of exaggerating, tokok tambah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| proportion | get st out of ~, membesar-besarkan sst: it’s a simple issue. Don’t get it out of ~, hal itu kecil saja. Janganlah dibesar-besarkan; in ~, seimbang: if only he could see things in ~, he would not be so worried, kalaulah dia boleh berfikir seimbang, dia tdk begitu risau; in the ~ of, dgn kadar: the spray is mixed in the ~ of 1 litre of chemical to 6 litres of water, bahan semburan itu dicampur dgn kadar 1 liter bahan kimia dgn 6 liter air; in ~ to, in relation to, berbanding dgn: the second act is long in ~ to the play as a whole, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |