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MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT,

MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL.

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make a mountain out of a molehill

[make a mountain out of a molehill] To think a small problem is a big one; try to make something unimportant seem important. * /You're not hurt badly, Johnny. Stop […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make much of

[make much of] {v. phr.} To make something seem of more worth or importance than it really is; praise. * /Visitors made much of the new collie./ * /The boy […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make do

[make do] {v. phr.} To use a poor substitute when one does not have the right thing. * /John did not have a hammer, and he had to make do […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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