make a big thing of



make a big thing (out) of something

to behave as if something is very important He always makes a big thing out of helping me cook. I want some sort of party, but I don't want to make a big thing of it.
See also: big, make, of, thing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SimonSIE-mən (English), see-MAWN (French), ZEE-mawn (German), SEE-mawn (Dutch)English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian
Tenzin-Tibetan, Bhutanese
Tate[teit]
Warren['wɔrən]
Amina-Bosnian, Arabic
Gene[dʒi:n]