mole·hill

mole·hill
/ˈmoʊlˌhıl/ noun, pl -hills [count]
: a small pile of dirt that is pushed up by a mole when it digs tunnels underground
: to make something seem much more difficult or important than it really is

She thought that he was making a mountain out of a molehill by complaining about the placement of the silverware.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • hill|ock — «HIHL uhk», noun. a little hill: »hillocks green and soft, Raised by the mole, the miner of the soil (Cowper). SYNONYM(S): hummock. ╂[Middle English hillok < hill + ok ock] …   Useful english dictionary

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