Pireyi deve yapmak

Meaning: To blow something tiny out of all proportion.

Language: Turkish

Literally: To make a camel out of a flea

Category: Animals

Origin: A Turkish exaggeration image leaping from the smallest pest to the largest beast of the caravan.

More idioms — Animals

• الجمل ما يشوف عوجة رقبته — People are blind to their own faults.
• आ बैल मुझे मार — To deliberately invite trouble upon yourself.
• گربه را دم حجله کشتن — To assert authority firmly from the very start.
• จับปลาสองมือ — To chase two goals at once and risk losing both.
• Cõng rắn cắn gà nhà — To bring in an outsider who harms your own people.
• Jakkals trou met wolf se vrou — A sunshower — rain while the sun shines.

More Turkish idioms

• Armudun sapı var, üzümün çöpü var — To find fault with absolutely everything.
• Pabuç pahalı — Things are getting dangerous; time to be careful.
• İki ayağını bir pabuca sokmak — To rush and pressure someone relentlessly.
• Ayıkla pirincin taşını — Deal with it yourself; it's your mess.
• Nazar değmesin — Knock on wood; hope nothing ruins this good thing.
• Armut piş, ağzıma düş — Wanting everything handed to you without effort.

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