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make a mountain out of a molehill

to exaggerate a small problem

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(idiom) to treat a small or minor problem as if it were very serious or important; to exaggerate the importance of something unimportant

Examples

• She made a mountain out of a molehill by getting upset over a tiny spelling mistake in the email.

Nearby in Idioms & Sayings

let bygones be bygones, long shot, lose your touch, needle in a haystack, on cloud nine, out of the frying pan into the fire