MAKE A (BIG) THING OF / ABOUT STH

Meaning of MAKE A (BIG) THING OF / ABOUT STH in English

( informal ) to make sth seem more important than it really is

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
THING — I. ˈthiŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly, reason; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABOUT — I. əˈbau̇t, usu -d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English about, abouten, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THING — thing 1 /thing/ , n. 1. a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object. 2. some entity, object, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — make 1 — makable , adj. /mayk/ , v. , made, making , n. v.t. 1. to bring into existence …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABOUT — /euh bowt"/ , prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAKE — I. ˈmāk verb ( made ˈmād ; mak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English macian; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABOUT — I. ə-ˈbau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside — more at but …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THING — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly; akin to Old High German ding thing, assembly, Gothic theihs time …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THING — noun a portion or part; something. 2. thing ·noun a transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed. 3. thing ·noun …
Webster English vocab
MAKE — vt to be engaged or concerned in. 2. make ·noun a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. …
Webster English vocab
BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
Webster English vocab
ABOUT — adv on all sides; around. 2. about ·prep around; all round; on every side of. 3. about ·prep in concern …
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
MAKE — [make] vb made ; mak.ing [ME, fr. OE macian; akin to OHG mahhon to prepare, make, Gk magenai to be …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THING — / θɪŋ; NAmE / noun OBJECT 1. [ C ] an object whose name you do not use because you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MAKE — / meɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( made , made / meɪd; NAmE /) CREATE 1. make …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
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ABOUT — / əˈbaʊt; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective ■ adverb 1. a little more or less than; a little …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — thing S1 W1 /θɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'meeting, council, thing' ] 1 . IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABOUT — I. a ‧ bout 1 S1 W1 /əˈbaʊt/ BrE AmE preposition 1 . concerning or relating to a particular subject: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MAKE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABOUT — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THING — n.1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. made) 1. tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made …
Oxford English vocab
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Oxford English vocab
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Oxford English vocab
MAKE — I. CARRYING OUT AN ACTION /meɪk/ ( makes, making, made) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — ( things) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use thing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THING — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use ~ to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THING
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ABOUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — (IMPORTANT) [adjective] bigger, biggest - important, because of being powerful, influential or having a serious effectHe had a big decision …
Cambridge English vocab
BIG — adj. big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big Stick Policy Big Sur big …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
THING — See: A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, DO ONE'S THING or DO ONE'S OWN THING, FIRST THINGS COME FIRST, …
Slang English vocab
BIG — adj. big boy big bug big cheese big chief big gun big house big name big noise big shot big …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — I. big adjective 1. of significant size or scope a big expanse of mud big plans Synonyms: considerable, extensive, hefty, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
THING — INDEX: 1. a thing 2. several things of different types 3. what you say when you do not know the …
Longman Activator English vocab
THING — See ↑ CHARACTER 2,6, ↑ DETAIL 1, ↑ DO/NOT DO 7, ↑ HAPPEN 7, ↑ SUBJECT 1, ↑ THING 1,3 …
Longman Activator English vocab
BIG — INDEX: 1. big objects/buildings/organizations etc 2. very big 3. big places, areas, cities 4. big people 5. large numbers/amounts 6. …
Longman Activator English vocab
ABOUT — INDEX: 1. about a subject or person 2. to have something as the main subject RELATED WORDS talk about : …
Longman Activator English vocab
THING
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MAKE
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG — adj. 25B6; adjective a big building : LARGE, sizeable, substantial, great, huge, immense, enormous, extensive, colossal, massive, mammoth, vast, tremendous, …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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