Banking Exams English — Question 1907

Question

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: 'To make a mountain out of a molehill'

  1. to exaggerate a trivial problem
  2. to climb a difficult mountain
  3. to solve a big problem easily
  4. 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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