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]
(..) The bomb is in its final position here in the U.S. Knowing your situation requires you keep a low profile, "Mohammed"... ...we've brought the mountain to you. We've narrowed the bomb's location to somewhere on the eastern seaboard. But we haven't been able to pinpoint its exact position. (..)2001 A Beautiful Mind