Thursday, January 6, 2022

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 DON'T TURN A FLEA INTO A CAMEL



The Turkish idiom "Pireyi deve yapmak," which translates into "Don't turn a flea into a camel" is the equivalent to the English idiom of "making a mountain out of a molehill" and refers to overreacting to and exaggerating a minor issue.


Example 1 : The exam was not so difficult, don't turn a flea into a camel.


Example 2 : Learning English is not impossible, don't turn a flea into a camel.


6 comments:

  1. Thanks a lot for this useful information.

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  2. We like to exaggerate in some matters and this idiom is indeed a true one.Thank you for the information.

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  3. A very true statement, sometimes we make a small event very big.

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  4. We should not exaggerate things or an issue in life that we consider difficult.Thanks for sharing.

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