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make a federal case out of something and make a big deal about something to exaggerate the seriousness of something. Come on. It was nothing! Don't make a federal case out of it. I only stepped on your toe. Don't make a big deal about it. make a federal case (out) of something (American) to make something seem more important or serious than it really is (usually negative) He only swore at you - there's no need to make a federal case out of it! How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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generation is likely to see the creation of a Federalized police system whether we intended it or not. But waist deep in the muck of his second term, Dubya is looking positively Johnsonesque: He fights an increasingly unpopular war, he has federalized education to an unprecedented degree, and his most important legacy so far is the prescription drug program that represents the biggest expansion of Medicare since LBJ created that inefficient behemoth back in the 1960s. But the TSA federalized screeners and was brought under the control of the Department of Homeland Security. |
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