单词 | make a mountain out of a molehill |
释义 | make a mountain out of a molehillcountable noun See full dictionary entry for molehillA molehill is a small pile of earth made by a mole digging a tunnel. make a mountain out of a molehill in British Englishto exaggerate an unimportant matter out of all proportion make a mountain out of a molehill in British English molehill (sense 2) See full dictionary entry for mountainmake a mountain out of a molehill in American English to treat a trivial problem as a great or important one make a mountain out of a molehillto make a small, unimportant problem seem big and important It's unlikely that Smith will be punished; you are making a mountain out of a molehill. |
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