make a federal case out of something



make a federal case out of something

tv. to exaggerate the importance of an error; to overdo something. Do you have to make a federal case out of everything?
See also: case, federal, make, of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ginevrajee-NEV-rahItalian
'Uriy'el-Biblical Hebrew
Morrison['mɔrisən]
Keitha-Scottish
Alfher-Ancient Germanic
SeveSE-veSpanish