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make a mountain out of a molehill

/meɪk ə ˈmaʊntən aʊt ə ˈmoʊlhɪl/

(idiom) 小题大做, 夸大其词

示例:

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill; it's just a small scratch on the car.
小题大做了;车上只是一个小划痕。

make a song and dance about

/meɪk ə sɔŋ ænd dæns əˈbaʊt/

(idiom) 大做文章, 小题大做

示例:

It was just a small mistake, but he had to make a song and dance about it.
那只是个小错误,但他非要大做文章

split hairs

/splɪt hɛrz/

(idiom) 斤斤计较, 吹毛求疵

示例:

Let's not split hairs over who paid for the coffee; it's a small amount.
我们别为谁付了咖啡钱而斤斤计较了;那只是小数目。

tempest in a teapot

/ˈtem.pɪst ɪn ə ˈtiː.pɑːt/

(idiom) 小题大做, 大惊小怪

示例:

The argument over the seating chart was a real tempest in a teapot.
关于座位表的争论真是小题大做

err on the side of

/ɜːr ɑn ðə saɪd əv/

(idiom) 偏向于, 宁可选择

示例:

When in doubt, it's always better to err on the side of caution.
有疑问时,总是最好偏向于谨慎。

much ado about nothing

/ˌmʌtʃ əˈduː əˌbaʊt ˈnʌθɪŋ/

(idiom) 小题大做, 大惊小怪

示例:

All that arguing over who gets the last slice of pizza was much ado about nothing.
为最后一片披萨争吵不休,真是小题大做

go too far

/ɡoʊ tuː fɑr/

(idiom) 太过分了, 走得太远

示例:

His jokes sometimes go too far and offend people.
他的笑话有时太过分了,会冒犯别人。

over-egg the pudding

/ˌoʊvər ˌɛɡ ðə ˈpʊdɪŋ/

(idiom) 画蛇添足, 过分渲染

示例:

I think you're starting to over-egg the pudding with all those extra special effects.
我觉得你开始画蛇添足了,加了那么多额外的特效。

use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

/juːz ə ˈslɛdʒˌhæmər tə kræk ə nʌt/

(idiom) 杀鸡用牛刀, 小题大做

示例:

Spending millions on a new system to fix a small software bug is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
花数百万美元在新系统上只为修复一个小软件错误,这就像杀鸡用牛刀
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