Batrachomyomachy (n)
buh-trak-uhm-iy-ohm-ak-ee
To make a mountain out of a molehill; to over dramatise a situation.
A Greek word meaning “The Battle of Frogs and Mice”. It is the title of a mock-heroic epic poem about the struggle between frogs and mice by a small pond, written to parody the siege of Troy as described in The Odyssey.
Example sentences
“Oh it’s not all that bad, stop turning everything into a batrachomyomachy”
“Her life is one big batrachomyomachy, nothing ever goes right.”
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