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
AniaAHN-yah (Polish)Polish, Russian
Hirokohee-ṙo-koJapanese
Vjekoslava-Croatian
NiallNEE-al, NIE-alIrish, Scottish
KÁRi-Ancient Scandinavian
Roi (1)-Galician