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Idiom used here and there by Most People
To make a mountain out of a molehill is to treat a minor problem as something major. Used when somebody is exaggerating.
“I was only 10 minutes late! You’re making a mountain out of a molehill.” “You’re making a mountain out a molehill, you failed one test, it doesn’t mean you’ll fail the whole year”
Added August 2020 by pbkr
3 out of 6 English speakers have heard this