making a mountain out of a molehill

A form of make a mountain out of a molehill — To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of make a mountain out of a molehill
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