federal case



federal case

A big deal. The phrase is often used to complain that someone is exaggerating a problem or alleged wrongdoing. So I ate your leftovers. Geez, don't make a federal case out of it! I'm not trying to make a federal case out of it, but I know you stole my new sweater!
See also: case, federal

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Godwine-Anglo-Saxon
Junayd-Arabic
Mariano-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Aracelis-Spanish
Mahir-Arabic
Midha-Arabic