What does 침소봉대 (針小棒大) literally mean?

 ANSWER: Needles (針) are small (小), clubs (棒) are big (大).

My Korean-English dictionary defines 침소봉대 (針小棒大) as "exaggeration" or "overstatement," but the expression literally means "needles (針) are small (小), clubs (棒) are big (大)."

If someone tells you that "needles are small, clubs are big," the person is suggesting that you are exaggerating a problem or situation. In other words, the person is suggesting that you are trying "to make a big club out of a small needle," which is equivalent to the English expression "making a mountain out of a molehill."

From Dong-A's Prime Korean-English Dictionary