make fuss

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• make a fuss of — To give much (genuinely or apparently) affectionate or amicable attention to • • • Main Entry: ↑fuss * * * make a fuss of phrase to give a person or animal a lot of attention to show that you love them If you ask me, they make too much fuss of… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• make a fuss of somebody — make a fuss of/over sb idiom to pay a lot of attention to sb, usually to show how much you like them • They made a great fuss of the baby. • The dog loves being made a fuss of. Main entry: ↑fussidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• make a fuss over somebody — make a fuss of/over sb idiom to pay a lot of attention to sb, usually to show how much you like them • They made a great fuss of the baby. • The dog loves being made a fuss of. Main entry: ↑fussidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• make a fuss — To complain • • • Main Entry: ↑fuss * * * become angry and complain …   Useful english dictionary

• fuss — (n.) 1701, perhaps an alteration of force, or imitative of bubbling or sputtering sounds, or from Dan. fjas foolery, nonsense. First attested in Anglo Irish writers, but no obvious connections to Irish. The verb is first attested 1792, from the… …   Etymology dictionary

• fuss — [fus] n. [17th c. slang, prob. echoic] 1. a flurry of nervous, excited, often needless activity; bustle 2. a state of excessive nervousness, agitation, etc. ☆ 3. a quarrel or argument 4. a showy display of delight, approval, etc. vi. 1. to cause… …   English World dictionary

• Fuss — 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• make a fuss over — (or Brit. of) treat (a person or animal) with excessive attention or affection …   Useful english dictionary

• make 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• make a song and dance — (UK) If someone makes a song and dance, they make an unecessary fuss about something unimportant …   The small dictionary of idiomes