Make a big production
verb phrase
To overdo; overreact, overplan, etc; MAKE A FEDERAL CASE OUT OF something: All she wanted was a simple wedding, but he had to make a big production out of it (1960s+)
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Also, make a run for. Run toward something. For example, As soon as it ended, they made a break for the door, or I’ll have to make a run for the plane. The noun break here means “escape,” and both terms may be put as make a break or run for it, meaning “to escape […]
- Make a bundle
verb phrase To acquire a lot of money; clean up: John really made a bundle on the deal (1905+) Also, make a pile. Make a great deal of money, as in When the market went up they made a bundle, or He made a pile from that department store. The first term, dating from about […]
- Make a clean breast of it
To make a full confession: “The judge will give the convict a lighter sentence if he makes a clean breast of his involvement with the crime.”
- Make a clean sweep
1. Remove or eliminate unwanted persons or things, as in The new owners made a clean sweep of the place, intending to replace all the equipment. This phrase replaced the much older (16th-century) general sweep. [ Mid-1800s ] 2. Win overwhelmingly, as in Our candidate made a clean sweep of all the districts. This usage […]
- Make a comeback
Also, stage a comeback. Achieve a success after retirement or failure, as in After years in mediocre movies, she made a comeback on Broadway, or The humble hamburger is about to stage a comeback. [ ; c. 1920 ] Also see: come back, def. 1.