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
WaylandWAY-lənd, WAY-lənEnglish
Gearalt-Irish
Azra-Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Persian, Urdu
AdÉLaÏDea-de-la-EEDFrench
Mariekemah-REE-kəDutch
Iris['airis]