針しん小しょう棒ぼう大だい

na-adjective, noun

exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill

A yojijukugo meaning to greatly exaggerate a small matter. Often used in the phrase 針小棒大に言う (to exaggerate).

• 彼かれの話はなしはいつも針しん小しょう棒ぼう大だいだ。

  His stories are always exaggerated.

• その噂うわさは針しん小しょう棒ぼう大だいに伝つたえられた。

  The rumor was blown out of proportion.