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慣用語主題: 問題與麻煩

make a mountain out of a molehill

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

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小題大做

字面意思: «把鼴鼠丘堆成大山»

意思

to treat a small difficulty as if it were serious

把小困難當成嚴重問題.

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?

文法

只有 make 變化形式：makes、making、made。小題大做的對象可跟在 over 或 about 之後。

意思相近

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