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puttin' sauce on it 

To add on to or embellish, an already crazy situation or story.
Guy 1: And the lady thanked me and gave me some money and whispered if I wanted some other favors too!

Guy 2: Quit puttin' sauce on it you know that didn't happen!

You know the sauce that goes on it!

A variant of "you know the score"; that is, an acknowledgement that one is aware of a meaning or perception beyond that which is immediately discernable.
"...and then with regard to these new upcharges that they claim are for a good cause—well, you know the sauce that goes on it!"