Sentence:  [http://books.google.com/books?id=gKCJJ8AK-0kC&pg=PA131&dq=make-a-meal-of page 131]: And if he preferred Viva, fine. She wasn't going to <WSD>make a meal of</WSD> it or even give them the satisfaction of a scene. / [http://books.google.com/books?id=gKCJJ8AK-0kC&pg=PA524&dq=make-a-meal-of page 524]: "Make it quick and painless", she'd told herself, "don't <WSD>make a meal of</WSD> it." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated; to make a big thing out of.