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Vocabulary
What does the idiom “to make something of a meal out of something” mean?
I do not understand the sentence below, since I do not know the meaning of the idiom: "to make something of a meal out of something".
The whole sentence is the following:
"Indeed, one way to sum up Mackie's argument [...] is to say that Russell made something of a meal out of 2+2=4." (Mathematics, Education and Philosophy: Edited by Paul Ernest, p.30.)
I would appreciate any help in interpreting the sentence and, if it is possible, some explanation as well.
Yours sincerely
Gyorgy Sereny
The whole sentence is the following:
"Indeed, one way to sum up Mackie's argument [...] is to say that Russell made something of a meal out of 2+2=4." (Mathematics, Education and Philosophy: Edited by Paul Ernest, p.30.)
I would appreciate any help in interpreting the sentence and, if it is possible, some explanation as well.
Yours sincerely
Gyorgy Sereny
Top answer
"to make a meal out of something" means to make something more complicated or difficult than it needs to be. "to make something of a meal out of something" is a slight embellishment to the expression; "something of a meal" means "a meal to some extent/degree".
- "to make a meal out of something" means to make something more complicated or difficult than it needs to be.
- "to make something of a meal out of something" is a slight embellishment to the expression; "something of a meal" means "a meal to some extent/degree".
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"to make a meal out of something" means to make something more complicated or difficult than it needs to be.
"to make something of a meal out of something" is a slight embellishment to the expression; "something of a meal" means "a meal to some extent/degree".
"to make something of a meal out of something" is a slight embellishment to the expression; "something of a meal" means "a meal to some extent/degree".
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