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1 make a clean sweep
(to get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted: The new manager made a clean sweep of all the lazy people in the department.) renske ut, feie bort -
2 fuss
1. noun(unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant: Don't make such a fuss.) oppstyr, ståhei, blest2. verb(to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details: She fusses over children.) dulle/klusse med, gjøre et stort nummer av- fussy- fussily
- make a fuss ofbråk--------larm--------oppstuss--------oppstyr--------ståkIsubst. \/fʌs\/1) bråk, vesen, oppstyr, oppstandelse, ståhei2) tåpelighet, tull3) nervøs oppstandelse, uro4) protest, innsigelser, innvendinger5) masekopp, petimeterfuss and feathers (amer.) billig stas, (tom) praktmake a fuss gjøre vesen, stelle i stand bråk, bråke, skape segmake a fuss about something gjøre vesen av noe, bråke for noe, sette himmel og jord i bevegelse for noemake a fuss of somebody eller make a fuss over somebody ( spesielt britisk) gjøre et stort nummer av noen pusle om noen, skjemme noen bort gjøre seg til for noenwithout any fuss uten å gjøre mye av det, uten omsvøp, uten videreIIverb \/fʌs\/1) gjøre et stort vesen, bråke, tulle, prate tull2) vimse (omkring), fare (omkring)3) ( britisk) plage, irritere, forstyrre4) bli forfjamset, bli nervøs5) gjøre forfjamset, gjøre nervøsfuss over stelle med, dulle med, pusle medfuss over something gjøre mye ut av noe, gjøre stort vesen av noefussed up (amer.) forvirret, forfjamset utspjåket
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