Hyperbole+-+Jung-Ah

Definition (dictionary.com) 1. obvious and intentional exaggeration. 2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”

Example: The children would leave his classroom for the playground to __**torment the weak and the smart**__, mussing up their hair and breaking their glasses, (Billy Collins, //The History Teacher)//