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make a federal case out of
make a federal case out of something
and make a big deal about somethingto exaggerate the seriousness of something. Come on. It was nothing! Don't make a federal case out of it. I only stepped on your toe. Don't make a big deal about it.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
EglĖ | | - | Lithuanian |
Al | | AL | English |
Marcelo | | mahr-THE-lo (Spanish), mahr-SE-lo (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
Gustavs | | - | Latvian |
Gunther | | GUWN-ter | German |
Jaska | | YAHS-kah | Finnish |