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はりほどのことをぼうほどにいう
Meanings
Expression
Idiomatic
1. exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
Alt. forms
針
はり
ほどのことを
棒
ぼう
ほどに
言
い
う
はりほどのことをぼうほどにいう
Composed of
はり
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
ぼう
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
い
う
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise