turn geese into swans

turn geese into swans

To embellish or exaggerate the merits, skills, or successes of someone or something. My father was such a genuinely affable and generous man, and he had a knack for turning geese into swans—he made you feel like the most special, talented person in the world just by talking about you.
See also: geese, swan, turn
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turn geese into swans

exaggerate the merits of people.
See also: geese, swan, turn
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See also:
  • embellish
  • embellish with
  • embellish with (something)
  • make a federal case (out) of (something)
  • make a federal case of
  • make a federal case out of
  • make a federal case out of something
  • a people person
  • blow (something) out of (all) proportion
  • blow out of proportion