make a fuss about

make a fuss about
• to make a fuss about
• to make a fuss over
to complain or be angry about unimportant things

"Don't make such a fuss, Mother," he whispered, on the platform, after she had kissed him. "I've only been away a short time." (G. Gordon)

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Fella, darling," he said, "just don't make a fuss. If there's one thing I cannot stand it's women making a fuss." (I. Murdoch)

But nobody's going to make a _fuss about lifting a pair of boots from one of the toffs. (K. Prichard)

In the long run it will not matter to us whether we stay at Brighton or Hastings. They are both seaside towns so I cannot understand why my parents are making such a fuss about the choice.


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  • make\ a\ fuss\ about — v. phr. 1. To quarrel about something or someone. I want you kids to stop fussing about who gets the drumstick. 2. To be excessively concerned about someone or something; worry. Let s not fuss over such an insignificant problem! 3. To show… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make a fuss about — express displeasure, complain about …   English contemporary dictionary

  • make a fuss over — • to make a fuss about • to make a fuss over (from Idioms in Speech) to complain or be angry about unimportant things Don t make such a fuss, Mother, he whispered, on the platform, after she had kissed him. I ve only been away a short time. (G.… …   Idioms and examples

  • make\ such\ a\ fuss\ about — v. phr. 1. To quarrel about something or someone. I want you kids to stop fussing about who gets the drumstick. 2. To be excessively concerned about someone or something; worry. Let s not fuss over such an insignificant problem! 3. To show… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make a fuss over — {v. phr.} 1. To quarrel about something or someone. * /I want you kids to stop fussing about who gets the drumstick./ 2. To he excessively concerned about someone or something; worry. * /Let s not fuss over such an insignificant problem!/ 3. To… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make a fuss over — {v. phr.} 1. To quarrel about something or someone. * /I want you kids to stop fussing about who gets the drumstick./ 2. To he excessively concerned about someone or something; worry. * /Let s not fuss over such an insignificant problem!/ 3. To… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ a\ fuss\ over — v. phr. 1. To quarrel about something or someone. I want you kids to stop fussing about who gets the drumstick. 2. To be excessively concerned about someone or something; worry. Let s not fuss over such an insignificant problem! 3. To show… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make a song and dance (about) —  Make a fuss (about) …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • fuss — /fʌs / (say fus) noun 1. an excessive display of anxious activity; needless or useless bustle. 2. a commotion, argument, or dispute. 3. a person given to fussing. –verb (t) 4. to worry or perturb: going to the dentist doesn t fuss her. –verb (i)… …  

  • fuss´er — fuss «fuhs», noun, verb. –n. 1. much bother about small matters; useless talk and worry; attention given to something not worth it: »She got under weigh with very little fuss (Richard Henry Dana). The king and queen meant to treat this fuss about …   Useful english dictionary

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