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[Handbaglady]

16 Ac What a mountain might be colloquially made out of (8) ?O?E?I?L. Could this be Molehill, if yes it's not an expression I've ever heard. Thank you.

[Lie-in King]

Yes, "to make a mountain out of a molehill"

[enagh43]

molehill

[EGTB]

16a Molehill sounds good
Making a mountain out of a molehill- blowing a small issue into a major incident

[sandyRoe]

make a mountain out of a molehill. Make more of a problem than it actually is.

[Handbaglady]

Thank you Lie-in King and enagh43. Now you've said it, yes I've heard of 'to make a mountain out of a molehill'. I think I'd better have a cup of tea to get brain in gear,

[Handbaglady]

Thanks also EGTB and sandyRoe.

[The_Necromancer]

Making a mountain out of a molehill; fretting excessively over a trivial matter. (ie; mountains are huge, whereas the mounds made by moles (molehills) are relatively small, though beratted by gardners !