小題大做 make a mountain out of a molehill

Moles (鼹鼠) are small animals that live beneath the soil. Theyare widely known for digging hills in gardens and lawns. The hillsare called molehills (鼹鼠丘), and though they aren't big, they arequite annoying. That has given us the proverb make a mountainout of a molehill. "It means to exaggerate the importance or thesignificance of a problem or a worry," Teddy said.

"A calm and reasonable person would never make a mountainout of a molehill," he added.