«делать из мухи слона» / Lingvo Live

Sterlitta Babievaasked for translation 6 years ago

How to translate? (ru-en)

делать из мухи слона

1.
to make a mountain out of a molehill
translation added by Евгения Гранде
Bronze ru-en
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2.
(разг): to make a big deal
example
Don't make a big deal out of it!
Example translation
Не делай из мухи слона! / Не принимай близко к сердцу!
translation added by ` AL
Gold ru-en
1
3.
to turn molehills into mountains, to make mountains out of the anthill / mole-hill(s)
translation added by ` AL
Gold ru-en
0
4.
to blow things out of proportion
translation added by ` AL
Gold ru-en
0
5.
to make heavy weather of sth
translation added by ` AL
Gold ru-en
0

Sterlitta Babievaadded a comment 6 years ago

Спасибо!

` ALadded a comment 6 years ago

(Taboo): to roll a turd

•-<(||=ULY=||)>- •added a comment 6 years ago

i've never heard roll a turd

•-<(||=ULY=||)>- •added a comment 6 years ago

Also, the use of the word turd isn't taboo - people use it everyday. Do you know what taboo means?

•-<(||=ULY=||)>- •added a comment 6 years ago

I've also never heard the "heavy weather" one. The rest are fine.

•-<(||=ULY=||)>- •added a comment 6 years ago

+++Eвгения

•-<(||=ULY=||)>- •added a comment 6 years ago

AL, your version of the molehill saying with plurals isn't natural. You should just remove it and let Yevgenia's stand as the correct translation.