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draw a long bow [2 records]

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Record 1 1986-11-10

English

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"My Hon. friend, I am afraid, is drawing a long bow. He overlooks the date of this letter (Jan. 8, 1916" Hansard, 1917, p. 1824) (Funk au mot Bow: to draw the long bow, to exaggerate, lie)

French

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Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

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French

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Spanish

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