Make a mountain out of a molehill

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Verb

make a mountain out of a molehill

1. ((idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) To treat a problem as larger than it is; to blow something out of proportion unnecessarily.

   If you're stuck in traffic, try not to make a mountain out of a molehill worrying about it too much. What is the worst that could happen?

Translations

• Catalan: fer-ne una muntanya
• Russian: делать из мухи слона
• German: aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen