What does "make a meal of sth" mean?

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Rebecca

To "make a meal of" something means that you spend more time and energy on a task or activity than is needed. It implies that you are making a situation or take more complicated than it needs to be. It can also mean that you are treating something as more important if serious than it really is. Ex: It just a simple puzzle, why are you making a meal of it? Ex: I know I was wrong, but you don't need to make such a meal of it.

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