كيف تنطق "make a meal of"

expression

ˈmeɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈmiɫ/ /ˈəv

MAYK-uh-MEEL-uhv

mˈeɪk/ /æɪ/ /mˈiːl/ /ˈɒv

MAYK-uh-MEEL-ov

التعريف

To treat something as more important, difficult, or complicated than it really is; to exaggerate the effort or importance of something simple.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈmeɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈmiɫ/ /ˈəv

الإنجليزية البريطانية

mˈeɪk/ /æɪ/ /mˈiːl/ /ˈɒv

أمريكي

MAYK-uh-MEEL-uhv

بريطاني

MAYK-uh-MEEL-ov

He really made a meal of washing the car.

Don’t make a meal of this small problem.

She tends to make a meal of any task.

You really made a meal of that phone call—what took you so long?