What does it mean when someone says ”話を大きくしてる”


I know the literal meaning is "to make the conversation/talk larger" but in
terms of nuance of actual meaning in English I am confused. How would you say
this in English?




「話{はなし}を大{おお}きくする」 is a set phrase meaning "to stretch a story", "to
exaggerate", etc.

The fine nuance intended is context-dependent, but the expression is most
often used to describe how better, worse or more important someone is trying
to make his story seem.

The common contemporary and colloquial version would be 「話を盛{も}る」.

