Overreaction

I'm sure he didn't mean anything by that comment—don't blow it out of proportion.

I told him about his demotion and as you can expect, he made a mountain out of molehill again and said that he'll resign tomorrow.

I definitely wanted bullets, I made a song and danced about it, but they refused to do me that favour.

I actually think it was your responsibility, not Dave's, but let's not split hairs about it.

I really think you're making a tempest in a teapot over this.It's just a tiny scratch on the car!

Erring on the side of compassion is something that members of our party do at all times.

The media's coverage of the celebrity's wardrobe malfunction was much ado about nothing.

Stealing is bad, but stealing from a poor person is really going too far!

His storytelling was engaging, but he tended to over-egg the pudding with unnecessary details.

50 police officers to arrest two unarmed men is surely using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.