小题大做

tā jiù chí dào le sān fēn zhōng ma méi bì yào xiǎo tí dà zuò

她就迟到了三分钟嘛，没必要小题大做。

She was only three minutes late! There is no need to make a mountain out of a molehill.

méi yǒu dé dào jìn shēng tā pō gǎn bù yuè dàn shì tā bù xiǎng xiǎo tí dà zuò

没有得到晋升，她颇感不悦，但是她不想小题大做。

She was unhappy about not being promoted, but she didn't want to make an issue of it.

wǒ zhī dào wǒ kě néng yǒu diǎn xiǎo tí dà zuò dàn wǒ shì dān xīn nǐ

我知道我可能有点小题大做，但我是担心你。

I know I’m probably making a big deal out of nothing, but I’m worried about you.

hái zi yǒu bù liáng xíng wéi shí xiǎo tí dà zuò kě néng shì dé qí fǎn

孩子有不良行为时，小题大做可能适得其反。

Paying children too much attention when they misbehave can be self-defeating.