"pull the long bow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pulls the long bow [present, singular, third-person], pulling the long bow [participle, present], pulled the long bow [participle, past], pulled the long bow [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull the long bow (third-person singular simple present pulls the long bow, present participle pulling the long bow, simple past and past participle pulled the long bow)
  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of draw the long bow (“to exaggerate; to tell tall tales”) Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: draw the long bow [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-pull_the_long_bow-en-verb-~NpqjT29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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