make+a+fuss

  • 31fuss — n 1. fluster, flurry, dither, twitter, fret, bother, pother, Inf. stew, Inf. tizzy, Archaic. pucker; commotion, agitation, disquiet, unrest, stir, much ado about nothing, tempest in a teapot, Inf. foofaraw, Inf. to do, Sl. flap, Sl. hoo ha. 2.… …

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  • 32fuss — [fʌs] noun [singular/U] I unnecessary worry or excitement about something What is all the fuss about?[/ex] • make a fuss of to give a person or animal a lot of attention in order to show that you love them[/ex] II verb [I] fuss [fʌs] to behave in …

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  • 33fuss — [[t]fʌs[/t]] n. 1) an excessive display of attention or activity; needless or useless bustle 2) an argument or noisy dispute 3) cvb a complaint or protest, esp. about something relatively unimportant: to make a fuss[/ex] 4) to make much about… …

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  • 34fuss — Synonyms and related words: addle, addle the wits, ado, agitate, agitation, air a grievance, altercation, argument, ball up, becloud, bedazzle, beef, befuddle, bellyache, bewilder, bicker, bickering, bitch, bleat, blood feud, blow off, bluff,… …

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  • 35make a scene — throw a fit, make a fuss …

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  • 36Fuss — Fuss, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fussing}.] To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 37make a thing of — 1. To make an issue, point of controversy, etc of 2. To fuss about • • • Main Entry: ↑thing * * * make a (big) thing of (or about) informal make (something) seem more important than it actually is …

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  • 38make a song and dance — (UK) If someone makes a song and dance, they make an unecessary fuss about something unimportant …

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  • 39fuss — 1. noun 1) what s all the fuss about? Syn: commotion, excitement, stir, confusion, disturbance, brouhaha, uproar, furore, storm in a teacup; informal hoo ha, to do, song and dance, performance 2) he didn t put up too much of a fuss …

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  • 40fuss — 1. noun 1) what s all the fuss about? Syn: ado, excitement, agitation, pother, stir, commotion, confusion, disturbance, brouhaha, uproar, furor, palaver, foofaraw, tempest in a teapot, much ado about nothing; bother, f …

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