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[Chinese] 上纲上线 (shàng gāng shàng xiàn) To be overly critical of something minor, interpreting it on the level of broader social or political rulings, in order to occupy the moral high ground
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Usually used negatively, telling someone to stop doing it because they’re making too big of a deal out of something insignificant.
Example:
A: I share food with my roommates.
B: So you’re a communist! I can’t believe it!
A: 你没必要上纲上线 (You don’t need to blow it out of proportion like that).
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