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Turkish
TurkishPireyi deve yapmak
Meaning: To blow something tiny out of all proportion.
Literally: To make a camel out of a flea
Example: “Küçük bir çizik için pireyi deve yapıyorsun.” — You're making a mountain out of a molehill over a little scratch.
English equivalent: To make a mountain out of a molehill
Origin: Making a camel out of a flea is blowing up something tiny into something huge. Czech says the same with a mosquito (dělat z komára velblouda), and English says "make a mountain out of a molehill." No first use is documented.
Equivalents in other languages
French: En faire tout un fromage Literally: To make a whole cheese out of it
Russian: Делать из мухи слона (Delat' iz mukhi slona) Literally: To make an elephant out of a fly- French: Faire d'une mouche un éléphant Literally: To make an elephant out of a fly
Arabic: يعمل من الحبة قبة (Ya'mal min al-ḥabba qubba) Literally: To build a dome out of a seed
Czech: Dělat z komára velblouda Literally: To make a camel out of a mosquito
Romanian: A face din țânțar armăsar Literally: To make a stallion out of a mosquito
Spanish: ahogarse en poca agua Literally: To drown in little water
English: make a mountain out of a molehill- French: Se noyer dans un verre d'eau Literally: To drown in a glass of water
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