英语词组make a meal of something是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

make a meal of something

Theme: EATING

to eat only a large portion of one kind of food as an entire meal.

There were lots of salad makings, so we fixed a large salad and made a meal of it.We had tons of leftover turkey after the festival, so the next day we sat down and made a meal of it.

Idiom

make a meal of somethingmake a meal (out) of (something)

British & Australian to spend more time or energy doing something than is necessary.

I only asked her to write a brief summary of the main points but she made a real meal out of it.

make a meal (out) of (something)

1. To prepare and eat some food and consider it a full meal, even though it may not resemble a traditional meal. I haven't had a chance to go to the grocery store, but we can probably make a meal out of whatever's left in the fridge. Back in college, we often made a meal of crackers and peanut butter—it was all we could afford!

2. To do more work than is necessary when completing some task. I just need a rough summary of the numbers for the report—don't make a meal out of it.

make a meal of something

make a meal out of something

mainly BRITISH

If someone makes a meal of something or makes a meal out of it, they spend too much time or energy on it. He's only been asked to write a brief essay but he's making such a meal of it. Only spend an hour or so on the task — don't make a meal out of it.

make a ˈmeal of/out of something

(informal) do something with more effort and care than it really needs; treat something as more serious than it really is: Just write her a short note — don’t make a meal of it.It’s only a small mistake. There’s no need to make such a meal out of it, is there? OPPOSITE: make nothing of something (1)

词组	make a meal of something
释义	Idiom make a meal of something Theme: EATING to eat only a large portion of one kind of food as an entire meal. There were lots of salad makings, so we fixed a large salad and made a meal of it.We had tons of leftover turkey after the festival, so the next day we sat down and made a meal of it. Idiom make a meal of somethingmake a meal (out) of (something) British & Australian to spend more time or energy doing something than is necessary. I only asked her to write a brief summary of the main points but she made a real meal out of it. make a meal (out) of (something) 1. To prepare and eat some food and consider it a full meal, even though it may not resemble a traditional meal. I haven't had a chance to go to the grocery store, but we can probably make a meal out of whatever's left in the fridge. Back in college, we often made a meal of crackers and peanut butter—it was all we could afford! 2. To do more work than is necessary when completing some task. I just need a rough summary of the numbers for the report—don't make a meal out of it. make a meal of something or make a meal out of something mainly BRITISH If someone makes a meal of something or makes a meal out of it, they spend too much time or energy on it. He's only been asked to write a brief essay but he's making such a meal of it. Only spend an hour or so on the task — don't make a meal out of it. make a ˈmeal of/out of something (informal) do something with more effort and care than it really needs; treat something as more serious than it really is: Just write her a short note — don’t make a meal of it.It’s only a small mistake. There’s no need to make such a meal out of it, is there? OPPOSITE: make nothing of something (1)
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