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

把事情夸大, 小题大做
别把这次争论说得那么严重;我们只是一个细节上意见不同。
to make a problem appear more serious or dangerous than it actually is

小题大做, 把小事闹大
她只是错过了一次会议,老板却小题大做。
to react in an excessive way toward a minor thing

小事大闹, 为小事闹腾
她就填一张简单表格也要闹半天。
to highlight insignificant details or small distinctions between two things

纠结细枝末节, 抠无关紧要的差别
律师一直揪着合同里的一个词抠细节。
an overly angry or worried reaction over something unimportant

小题大做, 为小事大惊小怪
大家因为一支笔不见了就慌成一团,其实只是小题大做。
to act in a way that shows or uses something more than what is enough just to avoid any possible risk or problem

宁可谨慎一些, 保险起见多做一点
医生保险起见,让病人留院观察了一晚。
to feel annoyed, angry, or upset

莫名其妙地恼火, 为点小事上火
就因为有人挪了他的椅子,他就莫名其妙地恼火起来。
a great deal of attention that is given to matters of small importance

无事生非, 为小事大做文章
大家都抱怨座位安排,结果发现只是为小事大做文章。
to do or say more than is acceptable

做得太过分, 越界
to make something more complicated than it needs to be

把事情弄得过于复杂, 加太多不必要的东西
设计师给每一页都加动画,实在加了太多不必要的东西。
to put more energy and force than is necessary into doing something

杀鸡用牛刀, 小事动用大阵仗
为了改一个错别字就删掉整个数据库,那就是小事动用大阵仗。
to treat something as more important or serious than necessary
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