Make A Mountain Out Of A Molehill – Idiom Of The Day For IELTS Speaking

Make A Mountain Out Of A Molehill – Idiom Of The Day 

Definition:

To make anything sound or look larger than it actually is

Example:

• When Uncle Benny catches a cold he says he has a raging fever. He’s always making a mountain out of a molehill.
• Come on, don’t make a mountain out of a molehill. It’s not that important.
  
• Clever lawyers canmake a mountain out of a molehill.

Exercise:

1. Choose the suitable idiom to complete the sentence below.
   ” McAleer knows there’s a mistake in the book and promised to correct it, but Rosen continues to complain about it – she’s really trying to ____________________.“
   A. make a mountain out of a molehill
   B. look a gift horse in the mouth
   C. a leopard cannot change its spots
   D. crocodile tears
2. Describe the time you made a mistake. Try to use this idiom in your speech. You should say:
   – When it happened
   – What the mistake was
   – Who helped you solve it
   And explain what you had learned from this mistake

Also check :

• Idioms for IELTS Speaking