Akademik

make an issue of
make an issue of
To exaggerate the seriousness of
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Main Entry: ↑issue

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treat too seriously or as a problem

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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, but I was too tired to make an issue of it.

They kept making an issue of his smoking. [=they continued to criticize him because he smokes cigarettes]

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Main Entry: ↑issue

Useful english dictionary. 2012.