federal case noun
plural federal cases
plural federal cases
Learner's definition of FEDERAL CASE
[count] US, law
: a legal case that will be decided in a U.S. federal court（由美国联邦法院处理的）联邦案件
make a federal case out of
US, informal
: to become very upset or angry about (something that is not important)（为小事而）大发脾气，十分心烦意乱 -
I agree that he shouldn't have said that, but there's no reason to make a federal case out of it. [=make a big deal about it]他不该那么说，这点我同意，可你也没必要因此就大动干戈吧。
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Do you have to make a federal case out of it every time I come home late?每次我回家晚了，你都非得这么小题大做吗？