She was only five minutes late, but he made a mountain out of a molehill about it.

她只不过迟到了五钟, 但他却因此而大做文章。

He kicked up a stink about the noise from the new nightclub, writing to all the papers and complaining to the council.

他就新家夜总会噪音扰民一事大做文章，给各家纸写信并向政务会投诉。