make a meal (out) of

: behave, act

: to begin or seem to begin (an action)

: to cause to happen to or be experienced by someone

: the manner or style in which a thing is constructed

: brand

: the physical, mental, or moral constitution of a person

: an act or the time of eating a portion of food to satisfy appetite

: the portion of food eaten at a meal

: the usually coarsely ground and unbolted seeds of a cereal grass or pulse

: a product resembling seed meal especially in particle size or texture

: by a (specified) portion or measure at a time

: in a direction away from the inside or center

: outside

: from among others

: eject, oust

: to identify publicly as being such secretly

: to become publicly known

used as a function word to indicate an outward movement

: situated outside : external

: out-of-bounds

: situated at a distance : outlying

: outside

: one who is out of office or power or on the outside

: an act or instance of putting a player out or of being put out in baseball

: in a manner that exceeds or surpasses and sometimes overpowers or defeats