make a meal out of

A form of make a meal of — To spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated; to make a big thing out of.

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Meanings

verbmake a meal out of (third-person singular simple present makes a meal out of, present participle making a meal out of, simple past and past participle made a meal out of)

present singular third person makes a meal out of · participle present making a meal out of · participle past made a meal out of · past made a meal out of

  1. alternativeAlternative form of make a meal of.
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make a meal out of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20a%20meal%20out%20of

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make a meal out of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20a%20meal%20out%20of.

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