习语主题: 问题与麻烦

make a mountain out of a molehill

/ˌmeɪk ə ˈmaʊntən aʊt əv ə ˈməʊlhɪl/INFORMAL · B2

中文对应完全对应

小题大做

字面意思: «把鼹鼠丘堆成大山»

含义

to treat a small difficulty as if it were serious

把小困难当成严重问题.

例句

1It's only a small scratch on the car, so don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
2Tom made a mountain out of a molehill when his parcel arrived a day late.
3Priya is making a mountain out of a molehill: her tutor only said the essay needed a better ending.
4Let's not make a mountain out of a molehill over one missed deadline.
5Do you think I made a mountain out of a molehill by complaining about one cold coffee?

语法

只有 make 变化形式：makes、making、made。小题大做的对象可跟在 over 或 about 之后。

意思相近

a storm in a teacup make heavy weather of

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