blow out of proportion en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with.
I don’t think we need to blow it out of proportion. There’s a problem, and we should fix it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blowing out of proportion | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blew out of proportion | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| blown out of proportion | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blows out of proportion | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
make a big thing out of · magnify · exaggerate · make a mountain out of a molehill
Translations (7)
fi tehdä numero (overreact or overstate) · it ingigantire (overreact or overstate) · fi liioitella (overreact or overstate) · cmn 小題大作 /小题大作 (overreact or overstate) · es cargar las tintas (overreact or overstate) · cy gwneud môr a mynydd (overreact or overstate) · fi paisutella (overreact or overstate)