faire tout un fromage de
French
Etymology
Literally, "to make all a cheese out of something".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛʁ tu.t‿œ̃ fʁɔ.maʒ/
Verb
- (figuratively) (transitive with de) to agitate over things of small importance; to make a mountain out of a molehill, to sweat the small stuff
- Synonyms: faire toute une histoire, faire tout un plat
See also
- faire une montagne d'une souris
- faire une montagne d'une taupinière
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