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mole·hill
/
ˈmoʊlˌhɪl
/
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mohl
-hil
]
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noun
1.
a small mound or ridge of earth raised up by a
mole
or
moles
burrowing under the ground.
Idioms
2.
make a mountain out of a molehill,
to exaggerate a minor difficulty.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English;
see
mole
1
,
hill
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molehill
(ˈməʊlˌhɪl)
—
n
1.
the small mound of earth thrown up by a burrowing mole
2.
make a mountain out of a molehill
to exaggerate an unimportant matter out of all proportion
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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