make a big thing (out) of something

相關詞: thing

成語

Definition

  1. To treat something as more important or significant than it actually is; to exaggerate the importance of something.

    將某事過分重視,小題大作。

    • She was only a few minutes late, there's no need to make a big thing out of it.

      她只是遲到了幾分鐘,沒必要小題大作。

    • I made a small mistake, but he made a big thing of it.

      我犯了一個小錯誤,但他卻小題大作。

    • They seem to be making a big thing out of this event, which has made them all very nervous.

      他們似乎對這件事小題大作,這讓他們都感到非常緊張。