mol Idiom

as slow as molasses in January

only a dead snail is slower The building approached its completion as slow as molasses in January.

don't make a mountain out of a molehill

do not cause a big fuss about a small problem So I scratched the car. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.

make a mountain out of a mole hill

make a problem bigger, exaggerate a problem I spent $50, not $500! Don't make a mountain out of a mole hill.

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a big problem out of a small one He is really making a mountain out of a molehill by worrying about his son

slow as molasses...

(See as slow as molasses in January)

moldy

out of style

cast in the same mold

Idiom(s): cast in the same mold

Theme: SIMILARITY

very similar.
• The two sisters are cast in the same mold—equally mean.
• All the members of the family are cast in the same mold and they all end up in prison.

Slower than molasses going uphill in January

(USA) To move extremely slowly. Molasses drips slowly anyway but add January cold and gravity, dripping uphill would be an impossibility, thereby making the molasses move very slowly indeed!

make a mountain out of a molehill|make|molehill|mo

To think a small problem is a big one; try to make something unimportant seem important. You're not hurt badly, Johnny. Stop trying to make a mountain out of a molehill with crying. Sarah laughed at a mistake Betty made in class, and Betty won't speak to her; Betty is making a mountain out of a molehill.

in the same mold

in the same mold
see cast in the same mold.

mold

mold
see cast in the same mold.

molehill

molehill
see make a mountain out of a molehill.