make a big deal out of it
We didn't want to make a big deal out of it.
我們之所以沒告訴大家 是不想你們大驚小怪
Note passing a quick reprimand, so don't make a big deal out of it.
對于傳紙條,一句責備就足夠了, 不要小題大做.
I didn't have time to tell you, and anyway, I didn't want to make a big thing out of it.
我當時沒有時間對你講,再說了,我也不想把這事鬧大。