blown (all) out of proportion
blown (all) out of proportion
Exaggerated or magnified beyond the true scale or truth of the matter. It was just a minor tremor, not even a proper earthquake, but the media has it blown all out of proportion. These reports on the crime rate are blown out of proportion, if you ask me.
See also: blown, of, out, proportion
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- course
- stretch it
- stretch the truth
- drama
- drama queen
- be blown away
- be blown away by something
- blown away
- in drag
- be (not) the end of the world