make a big deal about

make a big deal about
{v. phr.}, {informal} To exaggerate an insignificant event. * /Jeff said, "I'm sorry I banged into you in the dark. Don't make a big deal out of it."/

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • make a big deal about — {v. phr.}, {informal} To exaggerate an insignificant event. * /Jeff said, I m sorry I banged into you in the dark. Don t make a big deal out of it. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ a\ big\ deal\ about — v. phr. informal To exaggerate an insignificant event. Jeff said, I m sorry I banged into you in the dark. Don t make a big deal out of it …   Словарь американских идиом

  • big deal — n [singular] spoken 1.) used to say that you do not think something is as important as someone else thinks it is ▪ It s just a game. If you lose, big deal. ▪ What s the big deal? It s only a birthday, not the end of the world. ▪ It s no big deal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • big deal — 1) N SING If you say that something is a big deal, you mean that it is important or significant in some way. [INFORMAL] I felt the pressure on me, winning was such a big deal for the whole family... It s no big deal. 2) PHRASE: V inflects, PHR… …   English dictionary

  • did not make a big deal out of — did not blow anything out of proportion, did not make a fuss about …   English contemporary dictionary

  • make a federal case out of — US informal : to become very upset or angry about (something that is not important) I agree that he shouldn t have said that, but there s no reason to make a federal case out of it. [=make a big deal about it] Do you have to make a federal case… …   Useful english dictionary

  • make a federal case out of — See: MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT, MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make a federal case out of — See: MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT, MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ a\ federal\ case\ out\ of — See: make a big deal about, make a mountain out of a molehill …   Словарь американских идиом

  • big — /bIg/ adjective comparative bigger superlative biggest 1 SIZE of more than average size, amount, weight etc: a big house | Your baby s getting big! | a big increase in prices | the biggest hotel in New York | She had a big grin on her face. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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