Definition of make a meal (out) of
- This bread is so good, I could make a meal of it.
- It's not all that hard, you know! Don't make a meal of it!
: 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
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