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Meaning of blow out of proportion | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with.

idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“I don’t think we need to blow it out of proportion. There’s a problem, and we should fix it.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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