大惊小怪

dà jīng xiǎo guài · da jing xiao guai

Traditional 大驚小怪

Meaning

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  1. to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

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2 examples
01

她(tā)大(dà)惊(jīng)小(xiǎo)怪(guài)地(de)皱(zhòu)了(le)皱(zhòu)鼻(bí)子(zi)。

She squeamishly wrinkled her nose.

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02

只(zhǐ)是(shì)擦(cā)破(pò)点(diǎn)皮(pí),别(bié)大(dà)惊(jīng)小(xiǎo)怪(guài)的(de)。

It's just a little scrape, don't make a fuss.

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