Name: English Tutor Nick P Idioms (218) Make a Mountain Out of a Molehill
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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Idioms 218.

The name of idiom today is make a mountain out of a molehill.

All right . Let's take a look at the note here.

If someone makes a mountain out of a molehill, he or she exaggerates something or puts too

Or at least you think it is insignificant.

Now a molehill, literally a molehill is a small pile of dirt that is made by a mole.

A mole is an animal that lives underground, they usually have very poor eyesight.

So if you say someone is making a mountain out of a molehill , it means you are exaggerating.

A molehill is tiny you are comparing it to a real mountain.

So the importance of this issue is more like a molehill which is really small and a mountain

But you are acting like, it is important enough like a whole mountain.

So that is where the idea of this comes from.

All right . Anyway, let's look at several examples here.

You always make a mountain out of a molehill.

You could almost hear someone saying that, Using those exact words.

The media is making a mountain out of a molehill.

What is the big deal ? This is nothing of significance, especially nowadays for some

reason .the media wants to jump on a particular story and make it seem much more important

In that case we are saying they are making a mountain out of a molehill.

Anyway, I hope you got it . I hope it is clear.