A small amount of knowledge can mislead individuals into believing that they are more experienced and expert than what is actually the case.

A succession of things that are tedious, problematic, or otherwise unwanted.

(transitive, idiomatic) To call attention to or publicize; to make a fuss about, especially unnecessarily.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make a big thing out of

present participle of make a big thing out of.

simple past tense and past participle of make a big thing out of.

(colloquial) A greeting, asking about a person's life; how are you?

(idiomatic, possibly somewhat dated, informal) To do what one considers to be best suited or most satisfying for oneself; to do what expresses one's distinctive interests or talents; to do as one chooses.

simple past tense of do one's own thing

past participle of do one's own thing