make a drama out of

make a drama out of (something)

To exaggerate or put too much focus on a minor issue and make it seem like a major one. You got one B and you're acting like you're failing the class. You're making a drama out of the whole thing, if you ask me. Let's not make a drama out of what's really just a minor setback.
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make a drama out of

exaggerate the importance of a minor problem or incident. informal
See also: drama, make, of, out
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See also:
  • make a (big) thing (out) of (something)
  • make a drama out of something
  • make a mountain of a molehill
  • make a mountain out of a molehill
  • make a thing of
  • make a thing of/out of something
  • make mountains out of molehills
  • mole
  • molehill
  • strain at a gnat