- make an issue of something
- to argue about something or treat it as important when it is not, especially when this annoys other people
It seemed silly to make an issue of it.
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make an issue of something
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make an issue of something — phrase to argue about something or treat it as important when it is not, especially when this annoys other people It seemed silly to make an issue of it. Thesaurus: to arguehyponym arguments and arguingsynonym Main entry: issue … Useful english dictionary
make capital out of something — phrase to get an advantage from a situation, especially a bad situation She accused him of trying to make political capital out of an important issue. Thesaurus: to have, or to take advantage of, an opportunitysynonym Main entry: capital … Useful english dictionary
make an issue of — To exaggerate the seriousness of • • • Main Entry: ↑issue * * * treat too seriously or as a problem * * * make an issue of : to argue about (something) or insist that (something) be treated as an important problem I knew they d made a mistake,… … Useful english dictionary
make capital out of something — to get an advantage from a situation, especially a bad situation She accused him of trying to make political capital out of an important issue … English dictionary
issue — [[t]ɪ̱sjuː, ɪ̱ʃuː[/t]] ♦ issues, issuing, issued 1) N COUNT: usu with supp An issue is an important subject that people are arguing about or discussing. → See also side issue Agents will raise the issue of prize money for next year s world… … English dictionary
issue */*/*/ — I UK [ˈɪʃuː] / UK [ˈɪsjuː] / US [ˈɪʃu] noun Word forms issue : singular issue plural issues 1) a) [countable] a subject that people discuss or argue about, especially relating to society, politics etc It s a website devoted to environmental… … English dictionary
issue — is·sue 1 / i ˌshü, ˌsyü/ n 1 pl: proceeds from a source of revenue (as an estate) rents, issue s, and profits 2: one or more lineal descendants died without issue compare … Law dictionary
make — make1 [māk] vt. made, making [ME maken < OE macian, akin to Ger machen < IE base * maĝ , to knead, press, stretch > MASON, Gr magis, kneaded mass, paste, dough, mageus, kneader] 1. to bring into being; specif., a) to form by shaping or… … English World dictionary
make a thing of — 1. To make an issue, point of controversy, etc of 2. To fuss about • • • Main Entry: ↑thing * * * make a (big) thing of (or about) informal make (something) seem more important than it actually is … Useful english dictionary
issue — is|sue1 [ˈıʃu:, ˈısju: US ˈıʃu:] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(subject/problem)¦ 2¦(magazine)¦ 3 take issue with somebody/something 4 make an issue (out) of something 5 have issues (with somebody/something) 6 at issue 7¦(act of giving something)¦ 8¦(set of things … Dictionary of contemporary English
