blow out of proportion

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === blow out of proportion (third-person singular simple present blows out of proportion, present participle blowing out of proportion, simple past blew out of proportion, past participle blown out of proportion) (transitive, idiomatic) To overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with. ==== Synonyms ==== magnify exaggerate make a big thing out of make a mountain out of a molehill ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== lay it on thick