It means the person may want to give something more meaning, or intensity. It is a way to describe something and make it seem more than it really is. A simile for Exaggerate is "Overstatement."
It means "you are exaggerating".
It's like exaggerating
Probably this person wants to praise and please you, exaggerating your skills. Or, you may have some problems with your self-estimation.
I was exaggerating when I said it took forever.
Someone would say this when they are exaggerating how hungry they are.
Laying it on thick, spreading it on thick can either mean you are exaggerating or heaping praise on someone that you expect will help you.
No!
In "To Kill a Mockingbird," the phrase "hot gas" is used by Scout to describe when someone is talking nonsense or making things up. It implies that the person is exaggerating or being dishonest in their words.
What they are saying is: you are lying commonly known as "chatting gas/shit"
"Exaggerating" is a verb. It is the gerund form of the verb "to exaggerate".
In slang, it means that the person is accusing you of lying or making up a tale. In the literal sense, it means to be constipated or otherwise full of body waste.
By exaggerating the truth