make+a+fuss

  • 21fuss — [[t]fʌ̱s[/t]] fusses, fussing, fussed 1) N SING: also no det Fuss is anxious or excited behaviour which serves no useful purpose. I don t know what all the fuss is about... He just gets down to work without any fuss. Syn: bother 2) VERB If you… …

    English dictionary

  • 22fuss — 1 noun 1 (singular) nervous or anxious behaviour that is usually about unimportant things : be a fuss: James said he d better be getting back or there d be a fuss. | get/be in a fuss: She gets in such a fuss before people come to dinner. 2… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23fuss — I UK [fʌs] / US noun [singular/uncountable] * a lot of unnecessary worry or excitement about something What is all the fuss about? We got everything done with a minimum of fuss. make/kick up a fuss: Stop making such a fuss! fuss about/over: a lot …

    English dictionary

  • 24fuss — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ awful (esp. BrE), big, great, huge, terrible (esp. BrE) VERB + FUSS ▪ cause, create, kick up …

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  • 25fuss — fuss1 [ fʌs ] noun singular or uncount * a lot of unnecessary worry or excitement about something: What is all the fuss about? We got everything done with a minimum of fuss. fuss about/over: a lot of fuss over the new technology make/kick up a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26fuss — /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)… …

  • 27fuss — I n. 1) to kick up, make a fuss 2) a fuss about, over II v. 1) (D; intr.) to fuss about, over 2) (D; intr.) to fuss with * * * [fʌs] make a fuss over (D; intr.) to fuss about (D; intr.) to fuss with …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 28fuss — 01. My grandma always liked to [fuss] over us kids, making sure we were properly dressed, making us eat more, etc. 02. We never made a [fuss] over birthdays in our house. We just had a simple dinner, with a small cake, and a couple of small… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 29fuss — n. & v. n. 1 excited commotion, bustle, ostentatious or nervous activity. 2 a excessive concern about a trivial thing. b abundance of petty detail. 3 a sustained protest or dispute. 4 a person who fusses. v. 1 intr. a make a fuss. b busy oneself… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 30fuss — fusser, n. /fus/, n. 1. an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby. 2. an argument or noisy dispute: They had a fuss about who should wash dishes. 3. a complaint or… …

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