Idiom
drama queen
Meaning
An overly or exaggeratedly dramatic person, especially a woman or a girl. Or a diva or a narcissist.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't be such a drama queen about a little rain.”
“She acted like a total drama queen when the waiter brought the wrong drink.”
“His reputation as a drama queen preceded him, making colleagues wary of his tendency to turn minor inconveniences into full-scale crises.”
Examples
simple
“Don't be such a drama queen about a little rain.”
contextual
“She acted like a total drama queen when the waiter brought the wrong drink.”
complex
“His reputation as a drama queen preceded him, making colleagues wary of his tendency to turn minor inconveniences into full-scale crises.”
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