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makes a big thing out of

makes a big thing out of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a big thing out of.

Meaning of make a big thing out of

Verb

make a big thing out of (third-person singular simple present makes a big thing out of, present participle making a big thing out of, simple past and past participle made a big thing out of)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To call attention to or publicize; to make a fuss about, especially unnecessarily.
    • "I don't know but what you are right. We intend to make a big thing out of you, Dick Rover." / "How?" / "I told you before you'd find out soon enough." / "I presume you'll try to make my father ransom me, or something like that."1901, Arthur M. Winfield [pseudonym; Edward Stratemeyer], “The Sailing of the ‘Peacock’”, in The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes: Or The Secret of the Island Cave (Rover Boys’ Series for Young...
    Synonyms:
    make a federal case of, make a meal of, make a production of, make a song and dance about, blow out of proportion

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Makes a big thing out of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a big thing out of.

Words near makes a big thing out of in the dictionary

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  3. makery
  4. makes
  5. makes a better door than a window
  6. makes a big thing out of
  7. makes a break for it
  8. makes a career of
  9. makes a case
  10. makes a case for
  11. makes a cat laugh

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