天花乱坠 (tiān huā luàn zhuì) — to talk in a flowery but unrealistic way; to make an extravagant description
Definition
Idiom meaning someone's words are as fancy and flowing as 'falling heavenly flowers' — always used to warn that the speaker is exaggerating or lying, not to praise eloquence.
idiom
to talk in a flowery but unrealistic wayto make an extravagant description
Examples
- 天花乱坠，。Tā bǎ zì jǐ chuī dé tiān huā luàn zhuì, qí shí gēn běn méi nà huí shì.He boasted about himself in an extravagant way, but in fact there was nothing to it.
- 天花乱坠，。Guǎng gào shuō dé tiān huā luàn zhuì, kě chǎn pǐn xiào guǒ què hěn chà.The advertisement made extravagant claims, but the product's effect was very poor.
- 天花乱坠，。Nǐ bié tīng tā jiǎng dé tiān huā luàn zhuì, hái shì yào zì jǐ qīn yǎn kàn kàn.Don't listen to his flowery talk; you still need to see for yourself.
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