MOLEHILL


Meaning of MOLEHILL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ moʊlhɪl ]

( molehills)

1.

A molehill is a small pile of earth made by a mole digging a tunnel.

N-COUNT

2.

If you say that someone is making a mountain out of a molehill , you are critical of them for making an unimportant fact or difficulty seem like a serious one.

The British press, making a mountain out of a molehill, precipitated an unnecessary economic crisis.

PHRASE : V and Ns inflect [ disapproval ]

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