“Make a mountain out of a molehill”
Définition
To make a small problem seem much bigger than it is.
Exemples
Examples
“Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.”
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Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.
Write a two-line conversation using “Make a mountain out of a molehill”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Make a mountain out of a molehill" mean?
- "Make a mountain out of a molehill" means to make a small problem seem much bigger than it is.
- How do you use "Make a mountain out of a molehill" in a sentence?
- Example: "Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill."
- Should I interpret "Make a mountain out of a molehill" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.