to make something seem more important than it really is► make a fuss to get upset or angry about something that is not really very important: · It won't cost much to repair the damage, so there's no need to make such a fuss.make a fuss about: · Be quiet. You're all making a fuss about nothing.
► make an issue of also make a big deal out of to argue about something that is not really very important, so that it seems to be important: · Hilary was upset about not being promoted, but she didn't want to make an issue of it.· It really was just a temporary lapse - there's no need to make a big deal out of it.
► make a mountain out of a molehill to make a problem seem worse and more important than it really is: · She was only five minutes late! You're making a mountain out of a molehill.
► make too much of to talk about something so much that it seems more important than it really is: · You're making too much of this - it's really not worth out falling out over.
a small pile of earth made by a mole → make a mountain out of a molehill at mountain(4)