jueves, 9 de agosto de 2012

TODAY'S IDIOM: BLOW SOMETHING OUT OF (ALL) PROPORTION



blow 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. 

Blow something out of (all) proportion .-  Exagerar

Ejemplos:

Claro,parece ser un problema, pero no exageres ( Sure,it  seems to be a problem but don't blow it out of proportion)

Los niños tienden a exagerar las cosas ( Children tend to blow things out of proportion)

Ejemplos adiconales:

The problem was very small but the manager blew it out of all proportion.

It's ridiculous - we have a tiny disagreement and you blow the whole thing out of proportion!

NO CONFUNDIR CON:

blow someone or something out of the water Que significa: destruir o terminar con algo completamente


The boss blew the whole idea out of the water.



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