line-shooting

• Существительное, обозначающее случай хвастливого или преувеличенного разговора, часто с целью произвести впечатление на других.

A noun referring to an instance of boastful or exaggerated talk, often intended to impress others.

1. Boastful talkC1informalbritish

   An instance of speaking in an exaggerated or boastful manner, often to impress others.

   Хвастовство

   • His story about catching a giant fish was just line-shooting.
   • Stop your line-shooting and tell us what really happened.
   • The pub was full of old men engaged in line-shooting.

   Synonymsblusterboastingbombastbraggadociobragginggasconaderodomontadeswaggervainglory

   Antonymsfactmodestyreticencetruth