molehill

[US]/'məʊlhɪl/
[UK]/ˈmolˌhɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. bagay na walang gaanong kahalagahan; maliit na hirap
Word Forms
Pluralmolehills

Example Sentences

making a mountain out of a molehill

paglikha ng bundok mula sa burol

don't make a molehill out of a mountain

huwag gawing bundok ang isang burol

turning a molehill into a mountain

pagiging bundok mula sa burol

a molehill of problems

isang burol ng mga problema

overcoming a molehill of obstacles

napagtagumpayan ang isang burol ng mga hadlang

the issue is just a molehill

ang isyu ay isa lamang burol

feeling like a molehill in comparison

pakiramdam na parang isang burol kung ihahambing

a molehill in the grand scheme of things

isang burol sa kabuuan ng mga bagay

Real-world Examples

And with even better telescopes, maybe molehills. Or even moles.

At gamit ang mas mahusay na mga teleskopyo, marahil mga burol. O kahit mga butas ng daga.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds: August 2018 Collection

It's only a 2000-word essay — stop making a mountain out of a molehill!

Ito ay isang sanaysay na may 2000 salita lamang—tigilan na ang paggawa ng malaking problema sa isang maliit na bagay!

Source: BBC Authentic English

Making a mountain out of a molehill! I won't be making any mountains, I haven't got time.

Gumagawa ng malaking problema sa isang maliit na bagay! Hindi ako gagawa ng kahit anong malaking problema, wala akong oras.

Source: BBC Authentic English

If you make a small problem into a bigger one, you have made a mountain out of a molehill.

Kung ginagawa mong mas malaki ang isang maliit na problema, gumawa ka ng malaking problema sa isang maliit na bagay.

Source: VOA Vocabulary Explanation

So — making a mountain out of a molehill means making a small problem seem like a big one.

Kaya—ang paggawa ng malaking problema sa isang maliit na bagay ay nangangahulugang ginagawa mong tila malaki ang isang maliit na problema.

Source: BBC Authentic English

The phrase 'to make a mountain out of molehill' means you're making a big issue out of a small issue.

Ang pariralang 'gumawa ng malaking problema sa isang maliit na bagay' ay nangangahulugang ginagawa mong malaking isyu ang isang maliit na isyu.

Source: BBC Authentic English

He was making a mountain out of a molehill.

Gumagawa siya ng malaking problema sa isang maliit na bagay.

Source: Gentleman Thief

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.

Hayaan ang kalayaan ay umalingawngaw mula sa bawat burol at butas ng daga ng Mississippi.

Source: 202330

The large mental mountains of trouble become minute molehills that new thoughts and acts quickly smooth down.

Ang malalaking mental na bundok ng problema ay nagiging maliliit na butas ng daga na mabilis na pinapakinis ng mga bagong kaisipan at kilos.

Source: The virtues of human nature.

Turns out, someone made a mountain out of a molehill.

Lumabas, may gumawa ng malaking problema sa isang maliit na bagay.

Source: The American TV series "Atypical" Season 1 and Season 2.

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