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?

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hicks	[hiks]
Fionnlagh	-	Irish, Scottish
'Azri'el	-	Biblical Hebrew
Hartley	HAHRT-lee	English
ÁBel	AH-bel	Hungarian
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