Like a bounced check

• Financially embarrassed? That may be exaggerated
• Last kipper tie in range is exaggerated
• Pulled too much into the red
• Bank's bad news
• In the red
• Like an insufficient account

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account" to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" [syn: overstate , exaggerate , hyperbolize , hyerbolise , magnify , amplify ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Overdraw \O`ver*draw"\, v. t. [imp. Overdrew ; p. p. Overdrawn ; p. pr. & vb. n. Overdrawing .] To exaggerate; to overdo. (Banking) To make drafts upon or against, in excess of the proper amount or limit; to draw more than the balance in one's account. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (past participle of overdraw English)