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make a meal of
Language:
Meanings:
1.
UK
US
Australia
New Zealand
informal
To treat a task or situation as more important, complicated, or difficult than it needs to be; to make an unnecessary fuss or show about something.
2.
UK
US
Australia
New Zealand
neutral
To eat or consume something, especially with relish; to feed on (literal usage).
3.
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New Zealand
informal
To overwhelm, defeat, or exploit someone or something easily, often with relish or enjoyment.
Examples:
EN:
No need to make a meal of it.
ES:
No hace falta hacer ningún drama.
EN:
Men who'd make a meal of you.
ES:
Hombres que podrian molerte a palos.
EN:
No need to make a meal of it.
ES:
No hace falta hacer ningún drama.
EN:
Men who'd make a meal of you.
ES:
Hombres que podrian molerte a palos.
EN:
I'm afraid they'll make a meal of that.
ES:
- Sí. Me temo que sacarán tajada de eso.
EN:
The Mahars will make a meal of us.
ES:
Seremos el banquete de los mahares.
EN:
Listen, we want to eat! We don't want to make a meal of the issues.
ES:
Nosotros queremos comer, no atracarnos de discusiones.
EN:
No doubt the Morlox will make a meal of her.
ES:
Sin duda, el Morlox se la comerá.
EN:
All the time their parents remain above them, to defend them against anything that might make a meal of them.
ES:
Todo el tiempo sus padres han permanecido cerca, para defenderlos de cualquiera que quisiera hacer de ellos un bocadillo.
EN:
What don't you like about a dead funny guy who's rich, famous, and doesn't make a meal of it?
ES:
¿Qué es lo que no te gusta de ese tipo tan divertido, tan famoso, que no presume de ello?
EN:
Oh, trust old Charles to make a meal of it
ES:
Oh, puedes confiar en el viejo Charles para hacer un escándalo.
EN:
These starfish make a meal of seal faeces.
ES:
Esta estrella de mar convierte en alimento las heces de las focas.
EN:
I suppose I have emotions but I don't make a meal of them.
ES:
Supongo que tengo sentimientos pero no me preocupan mucho.
EN:
It was big enough to make a meal of an unwary Obdurodon.
ES:
Era lo suficientemente grande como para alimentarse de un Obdurodon descuidado.
EN:
True... but i can't help these people if they let the magog make a meal of them.
ES:
es verdad... pero no puedo ayudar a esta gente si dejan que los Magog hagan una comida con ellos.
EN:
He didn't go after her to make a meal of this.
ES:
No fue tras ella para ser culpado por esto.
EN:
Come on. Don't make a meal of it.
ES:
Vamos, no desperdicies más tiempo.
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