English Explanatory Dictionary

make a mountain out of a molehill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.

Pronunciation

en-us-make a mountain out of a molehill.ogg en-au-make a mountain out of a molehill.ogg

Word forms

make a mountain out of a molehill makes a mountain out of a molehill making a mountain out of a molehill made a mountain out of a molehill

Related words

blow out of proportion federal case magnify make a big thing out of much ado about nothing sweat the small stuff tempest in a teapot

Derived words

molehill mountaineer
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