van een muis een olifant maken

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Literally, “to make an elephant out of a mouse”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɑn ən ˈmœy̯s ən ˈoːliˌfɑnt ˈmaːkən/

Verb

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van een muis een olifant maken

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, Belgium) to make a mountain out of a molehill

Inflection

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Conjugation of van een muis een olifant maken: see maken.

Synonyms

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