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The truth, but wearing makeup and a slightly bigger fish.
means A decorative detail or exaggeration added to make something prettier, grander, or more impressive than it actually is.
from From Old French embellir, to make beautiful, rooted in Latin bellus, pretty — literally the act of beautifying.
Music tooIn music, ornaments like trills are formal embellishments.
Legal lineEmbellishing testimony can quietly become perjury.
Fishing rootsThe fishing story is its native habitat.