言(い)い過(す)ぎ

いいすぎ
noun
overstatement; saying too much; going too far
communication
1. overstatement; going too far (in what one says)
Saying more than is true or more than is fair: an exaggeration, or a remark that is too harsh. It is the noun form of 言(い)い過(す)ぎる.
それは言(い)い過(す)ぎだよ。
That's going too far.
昨日(きのう)は言(い)い過(す)ぎだった。ごめん。
I went too far yesterday. Sorry.
天才(てんさい)と言(い)っても言(い)い過(す)ぎではないほど、彼(かれ)の演奏(えんそう)はすばらしかった。
His playing was so wonderful that it's no exaggeration to call him a genius.

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Compare: 誇張(こちょう) (exaggeration (formal))
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