blow something out of proportion
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blow something out of proportion — idiom
1. to make a problem or situation seem much worse or more serious than it actually
1.idiom
Definition
to make a problem or situation seem much worse or more serious than it actually is
Example
The newspapers blew the minister's small mistake completely out of proportion.
Amira admitted she had blown the disagreement out of proportion and apologised to her brother.