make a mountain out of a molehill
Verb
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To treat#Verb|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. It could be much worse.
    • 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 7
      "It is only an old umbrella, isn't it?" she asked.
      She wondered why he, who did not usually trouble over trifles, made such a mountain of this molehill.
Translations
  • French: faire une montagne d'une souris, faire une montagne d'une taupinière, se noyer dans un verre d'eau
  • German: aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen
  • Italian: fare di una mosca un elefante
  • Portuguese: fazer tempestade em copo d'água
  • Russian: де́лать из му́хи слона́
  • Spanish: hacer una montaña de un grano de arena, hacer de una pulga un elefante, ahogarse en un vaso de agua



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