Question 27
Select the most appropriate idiom of the given meaning.
To exaggerate a minor difficulty.
Turn a deaf ear to
Tooth and nail
On cloud nine
Make a mountain out of a molehill
Question 27: Select the most appropriate idiom of the given meaning.\…
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Make a mountain out of a molehill
Question 27 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English I (English 1) Quiz 1 paper sat on 23 Feb 2025, in the January 2025 term (IIT M FOUNDATION AN EXAM QDF2 23 Feb 2025). It carries 1 mark.
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