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Meaning of federal case | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any overexaggerated ordeal.
idiomatic, informal
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see federal, case.

Examples

“So I didn't put the toilet seat down — you don't have to make a federal case out of it.”

“You think I'm some kind of codependent ditz overwhelmed by reality outside of Catholic school, and I'm not supposed to make a federal case out of it?”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

federal city Federal Communications Commission Federal Constitutional Court federal council Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal