molehill
[ mohl-hil ]
/ ˈmoʊlˌhɪl /
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noun
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Idioms for molehill
make a mountain out of a molehill, to exaggerate a minor difficulty.
Words nearby molehill
molecular volume, molecular weight, molecule, mole drain, mole fraction, molehill, mole mapping, mole plow, mole rat, mole run, moleskin
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British Dictionary definitions for molehill
molehill
/ (ˈməʊlˌhɪl) /
noun
the small mound of earth thrown up by a burrowing mole
make a mountain out of a molehill to exaggerate an unimportant matter out of all proportion
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Idioms and Phrases with molehill
molehill
see make a mountain out of a molehill.
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