make a mountain out of a molehill

To exaggerate, to interpret a specific situation as being worse than it really is.

You don't have to be that worried about this simple situation, don't make a mountain out of a molehill.

by Nicolas Carmi June 4, 2013

You can't make chicken salad out of chicken shit

It is impossible for a person to create something good out of something that is, by its very nature, bad.

(coming out of a movie theater)
Guy 1: That was the worst movie ever, man.
Guy 2: I know! But! Leonardo DiCaprio was the best out of them, though. His acting blew everyone else's right out of the water! Too bad everything else sucked.
Guy 1: Oh, well. You can't make chicken salad out of chicken shit.

by starofdestiny October 14, 2009

make a mila out of her kunis

To perform oral sex on a woman. Reference to the sex scene with Mila Kunis in "Black Swan".

That girl is hot; I'd like to make a Mila out of her Kunis.

by Reno2112 May 15, 2011

make a career out of it

to be serious about it

Listen. Don't make a career out of it. Okay?
from Quentin's movie called FROM DUSK TILL DAWN

by Wilhelm Chen April 17, 2011

You could make a religion out of this

Meme, reference to the famous youtube video "history of the entire world, I guess" on the channel "bill wurtz".

From the video:
"Hi, everything is great, said some guy(Jesus), who seems to be getting very popular and is then arrested and killed for being too popular, which only makes him more popular. You could make a religion out of this."

by Justtryingtohelphere February 23, 2021

you can't make chicken salad out of chicken shit

You can't make something from anything.

You can't make chicken salad out of chicken shit.

by Majkl2 March 2, 2008

Make an argument out of it / Mach doch Mal ein Argument draus

German catchphrase (original: Mach doch Mal ein Argument draus) used by people who are unable to come up with practical solutions to any problem whatsoever.

Translates roughly to "make an argument out of it".

Used primarily by losers if they are literally helpless to change anything about their own condition.

Sailor man: Captain, we are heading towards an iceberg, you need to turn around, so we don't crash!

Captain: Make an argument out of it.

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Anastasia: I am leaving you for Tyrone, he's just so much better than you, he earns so much more than you, he works out regularly and let's not even get started about his performance in bed; you can't compare!

Christopher: Make an argument out of it / Mach doch Mal ein Argument draus.

Anastasia: This is why nobody likes you.

by xXx_GogetaSS4_xXx July 31, 2024