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Federal case

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any overexaggerated ordeal. idiomatic, informal

    "So I didn't put the toilet seat down — you don't have to make a federal case out of it."

  2. 2
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see federal, case.

Etymology

In the United States of America, courts with federal jurisdiction generally are for much more serious offenses than those whose cases are heard by local courts.

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