大做文章 (dà) — to make a big issue out of something; to make a fuss; to blow things out of proportion
Definition
A set phrase meaning to 'make a big fuss' or 'blow something out of proportion' — usually over a small or trivial matter. Negatively implies the speaker thinks the reaction is exaggerated.
verb
to make a big issue out of somethingto make a fussto blow things out of proportion
Examples
- 大做文章，。Tā zǒng shì zài xiǎo shì shàng dà, ràng rén hěn fán.He always makes a big fuss over small matters — it's really annoying.
- ，。Méi tǐ zài zhè jiàn shì shàng dà zuò le bù shǎo wén zhāng, xī yǐn le gōng zhòng de zhù yì.The media made a big issue out of this incident, attracting the public's attention.
- 大做文章，。Bié dà le, zhè zhǐ shì gè xiǎo wèn tí.Don't make a big deal out of it — it's just a small problem.
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