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/Sounds like "ah" (as in "art") + "oh" (as in "oh") + "GAHR" (as in "garden") + "seh" (as in "set") + "EHN" (as in "egg") + "OON" (as in "Uber") + "BAH" (as in "bar") + "soh" (as in "solo") + "DEH" (as in "debt") + "AH" (as in "art") + "gwah" (as in "Guam")/

Meaning

To exaggerate a minor problem to the point of making it seem like a catastrophic issue, often for dramatic effect.

Examples

Don't make a big deal out of it, it's just a 30-minute delay.

They're making a mountain out of a molehill with that simple problem.

Word family
Regional synonyms
Bandera de Argentina
Bandera de Uruguay
Bandera de Chile
Pancho
Bandera de México
Bandera de Guatemala
Bandera de Honduras
Bandera de El Salvador
Bandera de Nicaragua
Bandera de Costa Rica
Bandera de Panamá
Novela

Watermelon. In Venezuela and Colombia, patilla is the everyday word for this juicy, water-rich fruit. A staple in warm climates, eaten fresh, as juice, or as a chilled afternoon snack, and sold by the slice in markets from early morning.