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行为与方法 - 过度反应

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to [blow] {sth} (far|way|up|all|) out of proportion

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

把事情夸大, 小题大做

把事情夸大, 小题大做

Ex: Don't blow this argument out of proportion; we just disagreed on one detail. 

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。

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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

小题大做, 把小事闹大

小题大做, 把小事闹大

Ex: She missed one meeting, and her boss made a mountain out of a molehill. 

她只是错过了一次会议,老板却小题大做。

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to [make] a song and dance about

to react in an excessive way toward a minor thing

小事大闹, 为小事闹腾

小事大闹, 为小事闹腾

Ex: She made a song and dance about filling out one simple form. 

她就填一张简单表格也要闹半天。

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to [split] hairs

to highlight insignificant details or small distinctions between two things

纠结细枝末节, 抠无关紧要的差别

纠结细枝末节, 抠无关紧要的差别

Ex: The lawyer kept splitting hairs over a single word in the contract. 

律师一直揪着合同里的一个词抠细节。

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tempest in a (teapot|teakettle)

an overly angry or worried reaction over something unimportant

小题大做, 为小事大惊小怪

小题大做, 为小事大惊小怪

Ex: Everyone panicked about the missing pen, but it was just a tempest in a teapot. 

大家因为一支笔不见了就慌成一团,其实只是小题大做。

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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

宁可谨慎一些, 保险起见多做一点

宁可谨慎一些, 保险起见多做一点

Ex: The doctor erred on the side of safety and kept the patient overnight. 

医生保险起见,让病人留院观察了一晚。

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to [get] {one's} panties in a bunch

to feel annoyed, angry, or upset

莫名其妙地恼火, 为点小事上火

莫名其妙地恼火, 为点小事上火

Ex: He got his panties in a bunch because someone moved his chair. 

就因为有人挪了他的椅子,他就莫名其妙地恼火起来。

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much ado about nothing

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

无事生非, 为小事大做文章

无事生非, 为小事大做文章

Ex: Everyone complained about the seating plan, but it turned out to be much ado about nothing. 

大家都抱怨座位安排,结果发现只是为小事大做文章。

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to [go] too far

to do or say more than is acceptable

做得太过分, 越界

做得太过分, 越界

Ex: The new security rules go too far and treat every visitor like a criminal. 
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to [over-egg] the pudding

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

把事情弄得过于复杂, 加太多不必要的东西

Ex: The designer over-egged the pudding by adding animations to every page. 

设计师给每一页都加动画,实在加了太多不必要的东西。

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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

杀鸡用牛刀, 小事动用大阵仗

杀鸡用牛刀, 小事动用大阵仗

Ex: Deleting the whole database to fix one typo would be taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut. 

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。

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to [make] a big deal out of {sth}

to treat something as more important or serious than necessary

Ex: He made a big deal out of the late email. 
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