TO MAKE A SONG AND A DANCE ABOUT SOMETHING

Meaning: If you make a song and dance about something, you make a big deal out of, or a fuss over, something that isn't very important.

For example:

·                       Why are people making such a song and dance about the fact that the health minister used to smoke cigarettes? You'd think he'd worshipped the devil from the way they're carrying on about it!

·                       Carol thinks people should be angry about the injustices in the world, but instead they make a song and dance about things like the high price of bananas. 

Variety: This idiom is typically used in British English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

Quick Quiz:

The staff in our company are making a song and dance about

a. how bored their receptionist seems b.                       how short the new security guard is c. how bad the coffee in the canteen is englishclub.com picture source: http://kooni14.blogspot.com/2010/11/yes-im-scared.html

Click for answer c.