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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

小题大做 [xiǎotídàzuò]
  1. 1. make a mountain out of a molehill
    他不过是迟到了几次,老板就把他开除了,真是小题大做
    He was late no more than a few times, and the boss sacked him – that was making a mountain out of a molehill.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

小题大做 [xiǎotídàzuò]
  1. 1. Make a fussy about.
    这是一件微不足道的小事,你不要小题大做,太把它当回事了。
    It is a trivial thing, do not make a fuss about it and take it too seriously.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

小题大做 [xiǎotídàzuò]
  1. 1. 比喻把小事当作大事来渲染、处理(多含贬义)。
  2. 2. 不要写作"小题大作"。

Examples

他想说“小题大做”,说拧了,说成“大题小做”。
He meant to say "make a mountain out of a molehill," but he got it the wrong way round and said "make a molehill out of a mountain".
这点小疵没有大碍,你不要小题大做
This tiny defect is tolerable, don't make such a fuss over it.
他不过是迟到了几次,老板就把他开除了,真是小题大做
He was late no more than a few times, and the boss sacked him – that was making a mountain out of a molehill.
Don't make a mountain out of a mole hill.
不要小题大做
to make {or} kick up a fuss (about sth)
[inf] (对某事)小题大做
to make heavy weather of sth
对某事小题大做
to make a mountain out of a molehill
小题大做
As with any quality foods, simple traditional French fare may require the minimum of fuss.
与任何质量的食物一样,简单传统的法国食物会要求尽量不要小题大做
Why make such a song and dance about the incident - we all know that the internet is unreliable.
为什么对这个事情小题大做 - 我们都知道互联网是靠不住的。

Word Decomposition


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