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раздувать (Yeldar Azanbayev); преувеличивать (Yeldar Azanbayev); устраивать спектакль (из, вокруг чего-либо: I know I was wrong, but you don't need to make such a meal of it. Yeldar Azanbayev); драматизировать (It's not all that hard, you know! Don't make a meal of it! DariaChernova); усложнять (to make something look more serious/difficult than it is DariaChernova) |
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затратить больше усилий, чем надо на что-либо (kriemhild); делать что-либо с излишним усердием (В.И.Макаров); уделять чему-либо излишнее внимание (A simple apology will do. There's no need to make a meal of it! В.И.Макаров) |
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пообедать исключительно (чем-либо; to eat a particular food as a meal without anything else: This bread is so good, I could make a meal of it.) |
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to treat something as more important or serious than it really is (I know I was wrong, but you don’t need to make such a meal of it.  macmillandictionary.com) |
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to take more time or care than is necessary when you are doing something (He really made a meal of cutting the lawn. macmillandictionary.com) |
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to do something in a way that makes it seem more important or difficult than it really is (It's not all that hard, you know! Don't make a meal of it! merriam-webster.com) |
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to eat a particular food as a meal without anything else (This bread is so good, I could make a meal of it. merriam-webster.com) |
