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English idioms related to Behavior & Approach
to [blow] {sth} (far|way|up|all|) out of proportion

to make a situation appear much bigger or more serious than it actually is

Ex: Let's not blow the delay out of proportion; the train is only ten minutes late.
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to [make] a mountain out of (a|) molehill

to make a problem appear more serious or dangerous than it actually is

Ex: He tends to make a mountain out of a molehill whenever someone criticizes his work.
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to [make] a song and dance about

to react in an excessive way toward a minor thing

Ex: He makes a song and dance about every tiny change in the plan.
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to [split] hairs

to highlight insignificant details or small distinctions between two things

Ex: Stop splitting hairs and tell me whether you agree or not.
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tempest in a (teapot|teakettle)

an overly angry or worried reaction over something unimportant

Ex: His angry emails created a tempest in a teapot over a harmless joke.
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to [err] on the side of {sth}

to act in a way that shows or uses something more than what is enough just to avoid any possible risk or problem

Ex: We decided to err on the side of transparency and tell clients about the delay.
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to [get] {one's} panties in a bunch

to feel annoyed, angry, or upset

Ex: My brother got his panties in a bunch when I used his charger.
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much ado about nothing

a great deal of attention that is given to matters of small importance

Ex: The whole controversy was much ado about nothing once people read the full report.
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to [go] too far

to make an attempt to do something that is extreme or unacceptable

Ex: Some changes are necessary, but removing every old rule would go too far.
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to [over-egg] the pudding

to make something more complicated than it needs to be

Ex: Keep the explanation short; if you add all those caveats, you'll over-egg the pudding.
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to [use|take] a sledgehammer to crack a nut

to put more energy and force than is necessary into doing something

Ex: They used a sledgehammer to crack a nut when they rebuilt the whole app for one small feature.
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