[mohl-hil] 
| 1. | a small mound or ridge of earth raised up by a mole or moles burrowing under the ground. |
| 2. | make a mountain out of a molehill, to exaggerate a minor difficulty. |
| mole·hill (mōl'hĭl') n. A small mound of loose earth raised by a burrowing mole. |
To blow an issue or event out of proportion: “You have only a small blister on your heel, but you complain as though you broke your leg. Why are you making a mountain out of a molehill?”
make a mountain out of a molehill
Exaggerate trifling difficulties, as in If you forgot you racket you can borrow one
don't make a mountain out of a molehill. This expression, alluding to the barely raised tunnels created by moles, was first recorded in John Fox's The Book of Martyrs (1570).
