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You are making a mountain OUT OF a molehill?
Does the idiom 'you're making a mountain out of a molehill' mean literally 'to make a mountain WITH a molehill'? My doubt isn't about its meaning. I just wonder what "out of" means.
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2015年3月16日 10:40
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'Out of' means 'from', in the sense of transforming.
If you transform A into B, you make B out of A. For example, I made a cool vest out of an old T-shirt of my dad's. I made a delicious dessert out of some left-over cookies and cream.
2015年3月16日
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:) Ok, the actual meaning of this is that something is being blown out of proportion. Imagine how small a mole hill is and how large a mountain is. For example, "When she got a paper cut, she acted as if she had broken an arm. She really made a mountain of a molehill in this situation."
2015年3月16日
Yes, you start with a molehill and you create a mountain. "Out of" works perfectly here.
2015年3月16日
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