make a big thing out of
Blow it up
To make a big thing out of something is to treat it as more important or significant than it warrants—to exaggerate its importance or make a fuss: Don't make a big thing out of it, it was just a small mistake.
The phrase often appears in requests to downplay something: Can we not make a big thing out of this?
- exaggerateOverstate beyond truth
- fussAgitated, unnecessary concern
- hyperbolizeTo exaggerate extravagantly
- inflateFill with gas
- overreactRespond disproportionately to something
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make a big thing out ofdownplay
Diminish perceived importance
minimize · play down · make light of · brush off · shrug off
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