"make an issue of" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 小題大做
• 把...當回事

Definition

把一件事情當成很嚴重或很重要，實際上它並不重要；誇大小問題的重要性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於勸別人不要對小事大驚小怪或誇大其詞。類似常用語：'不要小題大做'、'別把…當回事'。語氣較隨意。

Examples

Please don't make an issue of my mistake—it was not serious.

請不要因為我的錯誤**小題大做**——沒那麼嚴重。

You shouldn't make an issue of the noise; it's not a big deal.

你不應該因為噪音**小題大做**，沒什麼大不了的。

He tends to make an issue of everything at work.

他在工作中總是喜歡**把什麼都當回事**。

If you keep making an issue of this, nothing will get solved.

你如果一直**小題大做**，問題永遠解決不了。

She really didn't need to make an issue of my being late.

她真的沒必要因為我遲到**小題大做**。

Let's not make an issue of it—just move on.

我們別**小題大做**了——繼續前進吧。