Idiom/expression to describe an instance where one makes something seem bigger than it really is [duplicate]

Looking for idiom/expression to describe an instance where one makes something seem bigger than it really is like if someone making things bigger than they are, exaggerating or overstating a situation.


Solution 1:

Probably the more common idiom is: make a mountain out of a molehill:

to make a slight difficulty seem like a serious problem:

  • You're making a mountain out of a molehill. You wrote one bad essay - it doesn't mean you're going to fail.

(Cambridge Dictionary)