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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.
See also: case, make, out

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!
See also: case, make


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K-Fed Bankcorp (KFED) Business Overview K-Fed Bancorp is a federally chartered stock corporation that operates as a holding company of Kaiser Federal Bank (the Bank).
Bush vetoed the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005, which would have increased the supply and quality of human embryonic stem cell lines that can be used in federally funded research.
Connecticut's Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) is calling for immediate measures to reduce the long-term risk of costly blackouts or brownouts in the state and to reduce the short-term risk of federally mandated rate hikes.
 
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