make a meal of
Verb
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Verb
- (idiomatic, transitive) To spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated; to make a big thing out of.
- To eat something as a meal.
- Don't walk near the tiger: it'll make a meal of you.
- French: faire tout un plat de, faire un plat de
- French: ne faire qu'une bouchée, avaler tout rond, manger tout cru
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