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Verb

Present participle for to exaggerate the importance of something trivial

making a mountain out of a molehill

exaggerating

dramatising^UK

dramatizing^US

coloring^US

colouring^UK

making too much of something

making a big thing of

laying it on with a trowel

piling it on

stretching the truth

laying it on with a shovel

blowing something out of all proportion

drawing the longbow

shooting a line

making a fuss

making a song and dance about

making a big deal out of something

making a drama out of a crisis

emphasizing^US

blowing up out of all proportion

emphasising^UK

making a federal case of

going to extremes

caricaturing

laying it on thick about

scamming

boasting

cooking up

making a production out of

elaborating on

laying it on with a trowel about

blowing out of proportion

making a big thing out of

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

making a production of

maximizing^US

maximising^UK

laboring^US

labouring^UK

attaching too much importance to

running up

attaching too much weight to

making a big thing about

laying too much emphasis on

placing too much emphasis on

blowing up out of proportion

expounding

detailing

expressing emotion

making a mountain out of

evolving

giving details

emphasizing too much

magnifying importance

allowing too much for

giving someone a sob story

exaggerating information

sending through the roof

idealizing^US

laying too much stress on

adding insult to injury

rubbing salt in the wound

adding fuel to the flames

adding fuel to the fire

fanning the flames of

idealising^UK

going on and on about

going over the top about

adding

paying extravagant compliments

embellishing the truth

sweet-talking

giving fulsome praise

laying on with a trowel

playing to gallery

playing to the gallery

making a performance of

playing on heartstrings

chewing up the scenery

slapping on

tacking on

growing quickly

italicizing^US

italicising^UK

putting emphasis on

focusing attention on

calling attention to

turning spotlight on

drawing attention to

bringing attention to

laying emphasis on

bringing to the fore

giving prominence to

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