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Old 21-Aug-2007, 06:59
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Default Re: Animal idioms

hi,

To make a mountain out of a molehill = to exaggerate a problem; to make a small or unimportant problem seem much more serious than it really is.

eg. It's not such a big problem! You are making a mountain out of a molehill!

Picture of a molehill:


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