Vocabulary
What does 針小棒大 (しんしょうぼうだい) mean?
針小棒大 (しんしょうぼうだい) means exaggerating a trifle into something huge (lit. calling a small needle a big club).
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針小棒大しんしょうぼうだい
TOPICS
exaggerating a trifle into something huge (lit. calling a small needle a big club)
Example sentences
小さなミスを針小棒大に報道するのはよくない。
It is wrong to blow a small mistake out of proportion in the news.