idiom
make a mountain out of a molehill
MAYK uh MOWN-tin OWT uv uh MOHL-hil
meɪk ə ˈmaʊntɪn aʊt əv ə ˈmoʊlhɪlListen
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Syllable breakdown
makeamountainoutofamolehill
Dictionary meaning
To exaggerate a minor problem.
Examples
- He made a mountain out of a molehill over a tiny grammatical error.
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