[VP; subj: human; usu. impfv]
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⇒ to view or present sth. as far more hopeless, problematic etc than it is in reality:
- X makes a tragedy (out) of Y;
- X acts as if Y were the end of the world.
♦ Ну, получила ты одну двойку, не надо из этого делать трагедию. So you got one D, don't go making a tragedy out of it.
Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь. — М.: ACT-ПРЕСС КНИГА. С.И. Лубенская. 2004.