針小棒大

しんしょうぼうだい

Meanings

1. な-adjective, Noun exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill

Kanji

• 針 needle. Read as シン.
• 小 small. Read as ショウ.
• 棒 rod. Read as ボウ.
• 大 big. Read as ダイ.

Example sentences

• お前は何でも針小棒大に言う悪い癖がある。
  You have a habit of exaggerating everything.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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