РАЗДУВАТЬ КАДИЛО
• РАЗДУВАТЬ/РАЗДУТЬ КАДИЛО highly coll
[VP; subj: human]
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1. to expand a business, enterprise, or launch some activity successfully:
- X раздует кадило••≈ X will get it going great guns;
- X will make a go of it;
- [in limited contexts] X will drum up business.
2. to turn an unimportant matter into an object of excessive discussion, investigation etc by attaching unwarranted significance to it:
- X раздует кадило••≈ X will blow things <it> (all) out of proportion;
- X will make a big to-do about it;
- X will make <kick up> a fuss;
- X will raise a hue and cry.
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