小题大做
xiǎo tí dà zuò
to make a mountain out of a molehill
Character by character
小xiǎo
small
small
题tí
topic
topic
大dà
big
big
做zuò
treatment
treatment
Example
这点儿小事不用小题大做。
There's no need to make a big deal out of something so small.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Usage and origin
Usually 别 or 不用小题大做; close to 大惊小怪.
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