blow sth far / way / up / all out of proportion

/blˈəʊ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ fˈɑː wˈeɪ ˌʌp ˈɔːl ˌaʊtəv pɹəpˈɔːʃən/

/blˈoʊ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ fˈɑːɹ wˈeɪ ˌʌp ˈɔːl ˌaʊɾəv pɹəpˈoːɹʃən/

[phrase]

to blow sth far / way / up / all out of proportion

[PHRASE]

to make a situation appear much bigger or more serious than it actually is

Examples

1. And just in case the Habs needed a little more reason to do so, Mark Recchi stoked the flames by accusing the Canadiens of blowing Pacioretty's injury out of proportion in hopes of getting Chara suspended.

2. Catastrophizing is when you blow a situation out of proportion and focus on the worst outcome to the exclusion of the lesser outcomes.

3. And for them, they just blow it out of all proportion in their minds, and it becomes exaggerated.

4. "He's taken something and blown it out of proportion "and the attention has gone to him.