She thought that he was 'making a mountain out of a molehill' by complaining about the placement of the silverware.
The climbers finally 'made it' to the top of the mountain.
a 'mountain' man [=a man who lives in the mountains]
(..) Right! Right! They said you escaped. l knew you wouldn't leave without me. l was waiting tor you. Now we can make it. Mac. l teel big as a damn mountain. Oh. no! l'm not going without you. Mac. l wouldn't leave you here this way. You're coming with me. Let's go! (..)1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(..) All right. l'm ready. Okay. One pair ot socks. T-shirt. Hi. Goddamn. boy. you're as big as a mountain! Looks like you might have played some tootball. What's your name? He can't hear you. He's deat. Deat and dumb Indian. (..)1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest