Como Pronunciar "make a meal of"
expression
MAYK-uh-MEEL-uhv
MAYK-uh-MEEL-ov
Definição
To treat something as more important, difficult, or complicated than it really is; to exaggerate the effort or importance of something simple.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈmeɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈmiɫ/ /ˈəv
Inglês Britânico
mˈeɪk/ /æɪ/ /mˈiːl/ /ˈɒv
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
MAYK-uh-MEEL-uhv
UK
MAYK-uh-MEEL-ov
Ouça em Contexto
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?