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How to say"小题大做“in english ?
Nov 2, 2010 6:14 AM
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make a drama out of sth:
We won't make a drama out of a crisis.
November 2, 2010
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小题大做
To make a mountain out of a molehill.
To blow things out of proportion.
To make a big issue out of nothing
November 2, 2010
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小题大做呀,一个是make a great fuss over a trifle/ make a fuss
还有 (stir)a storm in a teacup 最简单的是 make much of trivial matters
比较喜欢第二个^ ^
November 2, 2010
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小题大做 = to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)
(Make a mountain out of a molehill.)
November 2, 2010
Literally "小题大做" means "make a mountain out of a molehill" which means make a big deal about a small thing. Blow things out of proportion. Make a drama out of a small incident.
"Sweating the small stuff."
http://www.nciku.com/search/zh/detail/%E5%B0%8F%E9%A2%98%E5%A4%A7%E5%81%9A/1316765
November 4, 2010
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