How is the phrase hacer una montaña de un grano de arena translated from Spanish to English

English translation
Make something out of nothing
phrase

Tratar como grave un problema trivial o inexistente.

To treat a trivial or nonexistent problem as a serious one.

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  • ¿Por qué siempre haces una montaña de un grano de arena? — Why do you always make something out of nothing?

  • Con su creatividad es capaz de sacar algo de la nada. — She can make something out of nothing with her creativity.

  • Cuando está estresada, suele hacer un drama de cualquier cosa. — She tends to make something out of nothing whenever she's stressed.

  • ¿Cómo consiguió sacar algo de la nada en ese proyecto? — How did he make something out of nothing in that project?

  • No hagamos hoy una montaña de un grano de arena en la reunión. — Let's not make something out of nothing today at the meeting.

  • Con este presupuesto tan ajustado tenemos que sacar algo de la nada. — We need to make something out of nothing for this tight budget.

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