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make a meal of
Verb
idiomatic
transitive
Japanese Meaning
必要以上に手間や労力をかける、物事を大袈裟に扱う / 文字通り、食事として何かを食べる
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(idiomatic, transitive) To spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated; to make a big thing out of. / To eat something as a meal.
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make a meal of
Don't make a meal of the presentation; a quick overview will do.
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Don't make a meal of the presentation; a quick overview will do.
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