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Make a mountain out of a molehill

Make a mountain out of a molehill (meik a maunten aut of a moljil)

Idiom Friendship

Meaning

To exaggerate a small problem and make it seem much bigger than it really is.

exagerar un problema pequeño y hacerlo parecer mucho más grande de lo que realmente es. (exagerar un problema pequeno y hacerlo parecer mucho mas grande de lo que realmente es)

Oraciones de ejemplo

"She made such a big deal out of forgetting her phone; she really made a mountain out of a molehill."

"Ella hizo un gran alboroto por olvidar su teléfono; realmente hizo una montaña de un grano de arena." (ella hizo un gran alboroto por olvidar su telefono; realmente hizo una montaña de un grano de arena)

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