make a production of

make a production of
make a production of

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do (something) in an unnecessarily elaborate or complicated way

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  • make a production (out) of (something) — to make something seem more complicated or difficult than it is. It s only a couple of hours work. Do you have to make such a production of it? Related vocabulary: blow something out of all proportion, make a mountain out of a molehill …   New idioms dictionary

  • make a production (out) of something — informal phrase to make something more difficult, complicated, or noticeable than is necessary Thesaurus: to make something more obvious or noticeablesynonym Main entry: production …   Useful english dictionary

  • production — [prə duk′shən, prōduk′shən] n. [LME < MFr < L productio] 1. the act or process of producing 2. the rate of producing or amount produced 3. a) something produced; product b) a work of art, literature, etc. c) a work …   English World dictionary

  • production */*/*/ — UK [prəˈdʌkʃ(ə)n] / US [prəˈdʌkʃən] noun Word forms production : singular production plural productions 1) [uncountable] the process of making or growing things in large quantities, especially in a factory or on a farm, so that they can be sold… …   English dictionary

  • production — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Making or bringing about Nouns 1. production, creation, construction, formation, fabrication, manufacture; building, erection, edification; coinage; organization; putting together, establishment;… …   English dictionary for students

  • production — pro|duc|tion [ prə dʌkʃən ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the process of making or growing things in large quantities, especially in a factory or on a farm, so that they can be sold: improvements in energy production and distribution production of: the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • production — noun 1 (U) the process of making or growing things to be sold as products, or the amount that is produced: The production of consumer goods has increased throughout the world. | Smoking is banned in the factory s production areas. | production… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Production function — Graph of Total, Average, and Marginal Product In microeconomics and macroeconomics, a production function is a function that specifies the output of a firm, an industry, or an entire economy for all combinations of inputs. This function is an… …   Wikipedia

  • make a mountain out of a molehill — to cause something simple to seem much more difficult or important. McAleer knows there s a mistake in the book and promised to correct it, but Rosen continues to complain about it she s really trying to make a mountain out of a molehill. Clever… …   New idioms dictionary

  • Make — Cet article a pour sujet le logiciel intitulé make. Pour une définition du mot « make », voir l’article make du Wiktionnaire. make est un logiciel traditionnel d UNIX. C est un « moteur de production » : il sert à appeler …   Wikipédia en Français

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