en faire tout un fromage

/ɑ̃ fɛʁ tu.t‿œ̃ fʁɔ.maʒ/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
en fait tout un fromage
past
en a fait tout un fromage
perfect
fait tout un fromage

Meaning

  1. to make a big deal out of something

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

faire grand cas de

en faire tout un fromage is more colloquial and playful, literally "to make a whole cheese out of it"; faire grand cas de is more formal — both mean "to make a big deal of something."

Practice

1 What does en faire tout un fromage mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il en fait tout un ___ pour un simple retard.

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