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made a mountain out of a molehill

made a mountain out of a molehill is the simple past and past participle of make a mountain out of a molehill.

Meaning of make a mountain out of a molehill

Verb

make a mountain out of a molehill (third-person singular simple present makes a mountain out of a molehill, present participle making a mountain out of a molehill, simple past and past participle made a mountain out of a molehill)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.
    • If you’re stuck in traffic, try not to make a mountain out of a molehill worrying about it too much. You could be making it much worse.

Questions about made a mountain out of a molehill

What is made a mountain out of a molehill the simple past and past participle of?
Made a mountain out of a molehill is the simple past and past participle of make a mountain out of a molehill.

Words near made a mountain out of a molehill in the dictionary

  1. made a meal out of
  2. made a mistake
  3. made a mockery of
  4. made a monkey of
  5. made a monkey out of
  6. made a mountain out of a molehill
  7. made a move
  8. made a name for oneself
  9. made a night of it
  10. made a noise in the world
  11. made a nuisance of oneself

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