make a mountain out of a molehill
mess up
rise above
bring up against
problemise
fudge the issue
problematize
unsolve
interrupt
kick
flaw
make a federal case out of something
take action
break open
nonsense
rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic
nitpick
explain away
mishandle
paper over the cracks
mitigate
bury one's head in the sand
palliate
extenuate
fix the roof while the sun is shining
paper over
muddy
face the music
blunder
get one's knickers in a twist
laugh out of court
laugh
make a stink
acknowledge the corn
camp it up
raise a stink
misrectify
downgrade
shoot one's mouth off
blow
burst someone's bubble
throw cold water on
kick up dust
disserve
put ahead
crab
put out a fire
bring it weak
scapegoat
make matters worse
knock on wood
subordinate
stumble
boof
piss up
box oneself into a corner
cut through
paint oneself into a corner
fuck up