make a meal of

/M EY1 K AH0 M IY0 L AH0 V/

verb

1
To spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated; to make a big thing out of.
2
To eat something as a meal.
“Don't walk near the tiger: it'll make a meal of you.”

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