"make a meal of" en Chinese (Traditional)

• 小題大做
• 把事情搞得複雜

Definición

把某事看得比實際情況更重要、更難或更複雜；對簡單的事情做出過度反應。

Notas de Uso (Chinese (Traditional))

這是英式口語用法，指責別人把簡單的事搞得很複雜、誇大其詞。常見句型有 'Don’t make a meal of it.' 美式英語通常說 'make a big deal out of.'

Ejemplos

He really made a meal of washing the car.

他洗車的時候真是**小題大做**。

Don’t make a meal of this small problem.

別對這個小問題**小題大做**。

She tends to make a meal of any task.

她總是**把任何任務搞得複雜**。

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

你那通電話也太**小題大做**了，怎麼這麼久？

I know assembling that chair looks hard, but don't make a meal of it.

我知道裝那個椅子看起來很難，但別**小題大做**。

Stop making a meal of your mistakes—everyone messes up sometimes.

別總是**把你的錯誤小題大做**—每個人都會犯錯。