"trump up" = inflate

[James Smith]

--- Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> A Fox News correspondent reports that even as the
> "Obama camp" tries to minimize his recent comment
> about bitterness in Pennsylvania, the "Clinton camp
> is trying to trump up the statement."

Or trying to make something out of nothing, ala
trumped-up charges.


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