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Idioms: make a big to-do -- make a federal case of it

Idiom	Meaning	Example
make a big to-do	complain too much, make a federal case...	If the waiter makes a mistake, don't make a big to-do about it.
make a booboo	cause an error, make a mistake, screw up	"I made a booboo." "Don't worry. We can fix it."
make a bundle	earn a large profit, make a lot of money	Manfred made a bundle selling real estate. He's rich.
make a clean breast of it	tell all you know about it, admit what you did	The man went to the police and made a clean breast of his crime.
make a clean sweep	win all games in a series	The Jets made a clean sweep of the series - won all four games.
make a comeback	try to recover your former skill and success, comeback kid	George Foreman made a comeback when he was over forty!
make a difference	affect or change it, tip the scales	Even a small donation will make a difference. It will help us.
make a face	wrinkle your face until it is ugly	Chad made a face at me and stuck out his tongue.
make a false move	reach for the phone or a gun, try to run away	"Make a false move and I'll shoot your buttons off," the boy said.
make a federal case of it	make it too important, make a mountain...	Okay, so I used your hair dryer! Don't make a federal case of it.