"set your hair on fire" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 点燃你的头发（字面）- 过度惊慌（比喻）

Definition

字面意思是点燃你的头发，但比喻上指人因某事而过度紧张、恐慌或担忧。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多为非正式和幽默场合，含义是劝别人不要慌张或过度反应。很少用于字面意义。类似于“吓坏了”或“小题大做”。

Examples

Don't set your hair on fire just because you lost your keys.

别因为丢了钥匙就**点燃你的头发**。

She almost set her hair on fire while lighting the candles.

她在点蜡烛时差点**点燃了头发**。

No need to set your hair on fire; the problem can be fixed easily.

不用**点燃你的头发**，这个问题很容易解决。

Every time there's a deadline, he starts to set his hair on fire.

每次有截止日期，他就开始**点燃他的头发**。

Look, it's not worth setting your hair on fire over a small mistake.

听着，没必要因为一个小错误就**点燃你的头发**。

You don't have to set your hair on fire just because plans changed.

计划变了，不必**点燃你的头发**。