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1 exaggerate the importance of
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2 make a mountain out of a molehill
(to exaggerate the importance of a problem etc.) hacer una montaña de un grano de arenaexpr.• hacer una montaña de un grano de arena expr.English-spanish dictionary > make a mountain out of a molehill
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