make a mountain of a molehill
make a mountain of a molehill
To exaggerate or put too much focus on a minor issue and make it seem like a major one. You got one B and you're acting like you're failing the class. You're making a mountain of a molehill, if you ask me. This is a minor setback. Let's not make a mountain of a molehill.
See also: make, molehill, mountain, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- make a (big) thing (out) of (something)
- make a drama out of
- make a drama out of (something)
- make a drama out of something
- make a mountain out of a molehill, to
- make a thing of/out of something
- make mountains out of molehills
- mole
- molehill
- strain at a gnat