大惊小怪

dàjīng-xiǎoguài

to make a fuss over something trivial; to get alarmed over nothing

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

dàjīng-xiǎoguài

他只是迟到了几分钟，你何必大惊小怪呢？

Tā zhǐshì chídào le jǐ fēnzhōng, nǐ hébì dàjīng-xiǎoguài ne?

He was only a few minutes late—why are you making such a big fuss?

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