"لا تجعل الحبة قبة" meaning in All languages combined

See لا تجعل الحبة قبة on Wiktionary

Proverb [Arabic]

IPA: /laː tad͡ʒ.ʕa.li‿l.ħab.ba.ta qub.ba/ Forms: لَا تَجْعَلِ الحَبّةَ قُبّة [canonical], lā tajʕali l-ḥabbata qubba [romanization]
Etymology: Literally "do not make a grain into a dome", each being a metaphor for something small and something large, respectively. Head templates: {{head|ar|proverb|head=لَا تَجْعَلِ الحَبّةَ قُبّة}} لَا تَجْعَلِ الحَبّةَ قُبّة • (lā tajʕali l-ḥabbata qubba)
  1. one should not exaggerate or make a scene of trivial matters.
    Sense id: en-لا_تجعل_الحبة_قبة-ar-proverb-tfWEhl7c Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Arabic proverbs Disambiguation of Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Arabic proverbs: 56 44
  2. one should not allow minor problems or disagreements to snowball.
    Sense id: en-لا_تجعل_الحبة_قبة-ar-proverb-2RIjzvgm

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