make a mountain out of a molehill

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make a mountain out of a molehill

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  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.

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"make a mountain out of a molehill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/make%20a%20mountain%20out%20of%20a%20molehill. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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make a mountain out of a molehill. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/make%20a%20mountain%20out%20of%20a%20molehill

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"make a mountain out of a molehill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/make%20a%20mountain%20out%20of%20a%20molehill.

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@misc{make_a_mountain_out_of_a_molehill_2026,
  title = {make a mountain out of a molehill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/make%20a%20mountain%20out%20of%20a%20molehill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}