Idiom
blow something out of all proportion
Theme: EXAGGERATION
to cause something to be unrealistically proportioned relative to something else. (The all can be left out.)The press has blown this issue out of all proportion.Let's be reasonable. Don’t blow this thing out of proportion.
Idiom
blow something out of all proportionblow (something) out of (all) proportion
to behave as if something that has happened is much worse than it really is.They had a minor argument in a restaurant but the press have blown it out of all proportion, speculating about divorce.