be busy about trifles
1quiddle — I. v. n. Dawdle, waste time in trifles, be busy about trifles. II. n.; (also quiddler) Trifler, dawdler …
2Peddle — Ped dle, v. i. [From {Peddler}.] 1. To travel about with wares for sale; to go from place to place, or from house to house, for the purpose of retailing goods; as, to peddle without a license. [1913 Webster] 2. To do a small business; to be busy… …
3fuss´i|ness — fuss|y «FUHS ee», adjective, fuss|i|er, fuss|i|est. 1. a) hard to please; hard to satisfy; very particular: »A sick person is likely to be fussy about his food; nothing suits him …
4fuss´i|ly — fuss|y «FUHS ee», adjective, fuss|i|er, fuss|i|est. 1. a) hard to please; hard to satisfy; very particular: »A sick person is likely to be fussy about his food; nothing suits him …
5fuss|y — «FUHS ee», adjective, fuss|i|er, fuss|i|est. 1. a) hard to please; hard to satisfy; very particular: »A sick person is likely to be fussy about his food; nothing suits him …
6Twiddle — Twid dle, v. i. To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles. Halliwell. [1913 Webster] …
7fussy — a. Bustling, fidgety, busy about trifles, making needless ado, making a great ado …
8piddle — v. n. 1. [A form of Peddle.] (Rare.) Trifle, act with levity, be busy about trifles. 2. (Child s word.) Urinate, make water, void urine …
9trifle — I. n. Triviality, small matter, bawble, nothing, bubble, thing of little value or consequence, thing of no moment, drop in the bucket, shadow of a shade, bagatelle. II. v. n. 1. Act with levity, be busy about trifles, toy, dally, play, dawdle,… …
10fad — noun /fæd / (say fad) 1. a temporary, usually irrational pursuit, by numbers of people, of some action that excites attention and has prestige. –adjective /fæd / (say fad) 2. designating an activity or pursuit that arouses such popular enthusiasm …
