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makes a mountain out of a molehill

makes a mountain out of a molehill is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 makes a mountain out of a molehill

What is makes a mountain out of a molehill the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes a mountain out of a molehill is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a mountain out of a molehill.

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

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

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