Usually means: Exaggerate the importance of something.
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  1. make a meal (out) of, make a meal of: Merriam-Webster
  2. make a meal of: Collins English Dictionary
  3. make a meal of: Wiktionary
  4. make a meal of: Dictionary.com

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  1. make a meal of: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (make a meal of)

verb:  (idiomatic, transitive) To spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated; to make a big thing out of.
verb:  To eat something as a meal.

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