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make a song and dance about

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make a song and dance about something/doing something

  (British & Australian)

to make something seem more important than it really is so that everyone notices it I only asked her to move her car but she made such a song and dance about it. He made a real song and dance about giving up meat.

See also: and, dance, make, song