blow up

[1]	explode , detonate , set off
[2]	enlarge , magnify
[3]	flip one's lid , throw a fit , hit the roof , hit the ceiling , have kittens , have a fit , combust , blow one's stack , fly off the handle , flip one's wig , lose one's temper , blow a fuse , go ballistic
[4]	embroider , pad , lard , embellish , aggrandize , aggrandise , dramatize , dramatise
[5]	detonate , explode
[6]	inflate , expand , amplify
[7]	inflate
[8]	puff , puff up , puff out