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Definition blow something up out of (all) proportion in British English

blow something up out of (all) proportion phrase

phrase
1

to make a situation seem much worse than it really is

Example

The incident has been blown up out of proportion.

Synonyms and related words
aggrandise aggrandize exaggerate
Definition blow something up out of (all) proportion in British English