make a mountain out of a mole-hill

mole·hill

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Definitions of make a mountain out of a mole-hill words

noun make a mountain out of a mole-hill a small mound or ridge of earth raised up by a mole or moles burrowing under the ground. 1
idioms make a mountain out of a mole-hill make a mountain out of a molehill, to exaggerate a minor difficulty. 1

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at mole1, hill

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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