molehills in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

molehills in the PONS Dictionary

molehills Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make a mountain out of a molehill
faire tout un plat de pas grand chose
to make a mountain out of sth/a molehill
(se) faire une montagne de qc/rien
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The second act was enlivened by two dramatic molehills.
www.spectator.co.uk
Making mountains out of molehills is his nature.
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Of such fine distinctions are great molehills made into mountains.
edmontonjournal.com
I have been accused of scaremongering, of making volcanic mountains out of inconsequential molehills, of spreading despair and despondency without a shred of hard evidence.
www.thejc.com
When digging new burrows, the mole will push excess soil up through vertical shafts called molehills.
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He does not reside in molehills but in hatches and teaches new moves in rhymes to a marching song.
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These are molehills that never really resembled mountains.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au
Dairy farmers don't like them, because the earth from their molehills contaminates the grass cut for silage.
www.telegraph.co.uk
There are practical benefits to writing without artificial closure at the end of each book, with one big arc, instead of a series of little arcs, like molehills.
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Recording molehills could indicate the number of moles in an area.
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