Question

Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.

"To make a mountain of a mole hill"

• A. To boast of
• B. To exaggerate
• C. To give great importance to trifles
• D. To make contribution
• E. To go off

Answer 1

The correct option is C To give great importance to trifles

'To make a mountain of a molehill' means to make a slight difficulty seem like a serious problem. Option C is the correct answer because 'to give great importance to trifles' means to be too concerned about a trivial or unimportant matter.

Options A, B, D and E are incorrect because these are not the correct meanings of the given phrase.