molehill
/ˈməʊlhɪl/noun
उच्चारण मोल्हिल
छछूंदर द्वारा बनाया मिट्टी का छोटा ढेर
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as idiom
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a small pile of earth that a mole leaves on the surface of the ground when it digs
छछूंदर द्वारा बनाया मिट्टी का छोटा ढेर
- The lawn was covered with molehills.
- The lawn behind the school was dotted with fresh molehills.
- The gardener flattened every molehill on the lawn.
+ 1 more example
- A molehill appeared overnight in the middle of the field.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
make a mountain out of a molehill
This idiom means to treat a small problem as if it were a big one. It takes make and the fixed preposition out of.
इस मुहावरे का अर्थ छोटी समस्या को बहुत बड़ी बना देना है। इसमें 'make' और निश्चित preposition 'out of' आता है।
- It is only a spelling mistake; don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
- She made a mountain out of a molehill over a late reply.
molehill (countable noun)
In its literal sense, a molehill is a small heap of earth pushed up by a mole. It is countable.
शाब्दिक अर्थ में 'molehill' छछूंदर द्वारा ऊपर उठाई गई मिट्टी का छोटा ढेर है। यह countable है।
- There were molehills all over the lawn.
- The gardener flattened the molehill.
a molehill = a small matter
On its own, molehill can stand for a small difficulty in contrast with a mountain, which is a big one.
अकेले भी 'molehill' छोटी कठिनाई के लिए आता है, जो बड़ी कठिनाई 'mountain' के विपरीत है।
- What looked like a mountain turned out to be a molehill.
verb tense with the idiom
The idiom can be used in any tense, usually with make, making or made.
यह मुहावरा किसी भी tense में आ सकता है, प्रायः make, making या made के साथ।
- You are making a mountain out of a molehill.
make something into a big issue
A near-synonym of the idiom is to blow something up out of proportion, with the same meaning of exaggerating.
इस मुहावरे का निकट पर्याय 'blow something out of proportion' है, जिसका अर्थ भी बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर बताना है।
- The newspaper blew a small quarrel out of proportion.
+Collocations 5
verb + a mountain out of a molehill
makemakingmadedon't makestop making
- Please don't make a mountain out of a molehill over one low mark.
noun + molehill
lawngardenfieldgarden molehill
- The farmer found a molehill in the middle of his field.
adjective + molehill
tinysmallfreshgrassy
- A fresh molehill appeared near the gate.
mountain / molehill contrast
mountain or molehillmountain into a molehillmolehill into a mountain
- Turn the mountain into a molehill by studying a little every day.
mountain / molehill + verb
turn intoblow upexaggerateoverlook
- Do not blow a small mistake up into a mountain.
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- The delay was a molehill, but the media made it a mountain.
देरी एक छोटी बात थी, पर मीडिया ने उसे बड़ा बना दिया।
- Radhika told her friend not to make a mountain out of a molehill.
राधिका ने अपनी सहेली से कहा कि राई का पहाड़ न बनाए।
- The exam pressure seemed a mountain, but it was a molehill.
परीक्षा का दबाव पहाड़ जैसा लगा, पर वह मामूली निकला।
- The gardener found three molehills near the rose bed.
माली को गुलाब की क्यारी के पास छछूंदर के तीन ढेर मिले।
- A small quarrel should not become a mountain from a molehill.
छोटे झगड़े को राई का पहाड़ नहीं बनना चाहिए।
- The delay was so small that the manager called it a molehill.
देरी इतनी छोटी थी कि प्रबंधक ने उसे मामूली बात कहा।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Don't make a mountain from a molehill.
✓ Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
The fixed idiom uses out of, not from.
निश्चित मुहावरे में 'out of' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
¶Idioms 1
make a mountain out of a molehill
(disapproving) to make an unimportant matter seem much more serious than it really is
राई का पहाड़ बनाना, बात का बतंगड़ बनाना
- It was only a small mistake, so don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
- Radhika told her brother he was making a mountain out of a molehill.
§Grammar and usage
Make a mountain out of a molehill, meaning to treat a small problem as a big one, is often asked in exams and matches the Hindi 'राई का पहाड़ बनाना'.
Idiom make a mountain out of a molehill, जिसका अर्थ छोटी समस्या को बड़ा बना देना है, परीक्षाओं में अक्सर पूछा जाता है और यह हिंदी के 'राई का पहाड़ बनाना' के बराबर है।