Sentence examples for making a meal of from inspiring English sources

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Make a meal.

If someone makes a meal of something, they spend too long doing it or make it look more difficult than it really is.

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Appetizers are generously portioned, and one could be happy making a meal of them.

But you didn't see loads of us rushing over and making a meal of it.

10.20pm BST Scott really is making a meal of hanging in there.

You have to walk away from that because they are making a meal of it.

But he did not count on my making a meal of them.

Mateo, however, was making a meal of what his classmates eyed so suspiciously.

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Make a meal of Shakespeare's Romeo.

I could make a meal of them.

England made a meal of their reply.

I could have made a meal of them alone.

You could easily make a meal of starters and desserts.

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