"Allowing for a little exaggeration in the telling, I'd say yes," Honor replied even more cautiously.
This late in the evening, perhaps a little exaggeration could be forgiven.
They know their cause is worthy, so what harm can a little exaggeration do?
A little exaggeration helps turn an ordinary, believable, dull person into an interesting one.
And a little exaggeration sure made for a better story, didn't it?
What's a little exaggeration in a good cause?
But, with a little exaggeration, the two become interchangeable.
"I could be shot for this," King said, and Tom thought there was little exaggeration in his comment.
There is a little exaggeration in his storytelling for the sake of art.
A little exaggeration and lot of humour was consciously introduced to make effective the last sequence, which is the explosion.