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What does make a mountain out of a molehill mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word make a mountain out of a molehill? Here's what it means.

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  1. (idiomatic) To treat a problem as greater than it is; to blow something out of proportion; to exaggerate the importance of something trivial
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If you're stuck in traffic, try not to make a mountain out of a molehill worrying about it too much. It could be much worse.
Not to make a mountain out of a molehill, but Netflix is clearly beginning to feel the heat from the competition.
But there were a couple of times when you'd think, 'I can't believe she said that,' and the press would then make a mountain out of a molehill.
On the one hand, I do not dispute the fact that time will be needed to set up this infrastructure, but on the other hand, we should not make a mountain out of a molehill.

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