Molehill
['məʊlhɪl]
Definition
(n.) A little hillock of earth thrown up by moles working under ground; hence, a very small hill, or an insignificant obstacle or difficulty.
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Examples
- There IS such a thing, Sergeant, as making a mountain out of a molehill. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Really I have made by my talk this molehill of a Caliphronas into a mountain of dissimulation and deceit. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Oh, he made a mountain out of a molehill. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But you are right; I am making a mountain out of a molehill, still, there is some excuse for me. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- They were warlike little nations and defied, in those days, governments that overshadow them now as mountains overshadow molehills. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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