Banking Exams English — Question 1907
Question
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: 'To make a mountain out of a molehill'
- to exaggerate a trivial problem
- to climb a difficult mountain
- to solve a big problem easily
- to build something great from nothing
Correct answer
A — to exaggerate a trivial problem
Explanation (English)
'To make a mountain out of a molehill' means to exaggerate the importance of a minor or trivial matter. The other options misread the figurative sense.
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