make a mountain out of a molehill 小題大做

說明:

molehill 是小土堆。將小土堆當成黃山,將芝麻綠豆的事當成金融風暴,確是有點小題大做。這句慣用語使用時常帶貶意。也可寫成 make a mountain of a molehill,將 out 省掉。

例子:

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill, Jane. Tim is not leaving you.


by Thomas Shum