fuss

noun

/fʌs/

Idioms

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[uncountable, singular] unnecessary excitement, worry or activity
- I hated all that fuss and bother.
- without fuss He does what he's told without any fuss.
- We'd like a quiet wedding without any fuss.
- fuss over something All that fuss over a few pounds!
- fuss about something It was all a fuss about nothing.
- It's a very ordinary movie—I don't know what all the fuss is about (= why other people think it is so good).
Extra Examples
- Once the fuss has blown over, we'll be able to get on with work as usual.
- The job was done with the minimum of fuss.
- They left quietly, without a fuss.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- awful
- big
- great
- …
verb + fuss
- cause
- create
- kick up
- …
fuss + verb
- surround something
- blow over
- die down
- …
preposition
- without fuss
- without a fuss
- fuss about
- …
phrases
- make a fuss of somebody
- with the minimum of fuss
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[singular] anger or complaints about something, especially something that is not important
- Steve kicks up a fuss every time I even suggest seeing you.
- fuss about something I'm sorry for making such a fuss about the noise.
- She made a big fuss about not having a window seat on the plane.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- awful
- big
- great
- …
verb + fuss
- cause
- create
- kick up
- …
fuss + verb
- surround something
- blow over
- die down
- …
preposition
- without fuss
- without a fuss
- fuss about
- …
phrases
- make a fuss of somebody
- with the minimum of fuss
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Word Originearly 18th cent.: perhaps Anglo-Irish.

Idioms

make a fuss of somebody (British English)

(also make a fuss over somebody especially in North American English)

to pay a lot of attention to somebody, usually to show how much you like them
- They made a great fuss of the baby.
- The dog loves being made a fuss of.

fuss

verb

/fʌs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they fuss	/fʌs/ /fʌs/
he / she / it fusses	/ˈfʌsɪz/ /ˈfʌsɪz/
past simple fussed	/fʌst/ /fʌst/
past participle fussed	/fʌst/ /fʌst/
-ing form fussing	/ˈfʌsɪŋ/ /ˈfʌsɪŋ/

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[intransitive] to do things, or pay too much attention to things, that are not important or necessary
- fuss (around) Stop fussing around and find something useful to do!
- While the others fussed and worried and dashed around, Mary sat quietly reading.
- fuss (with/over something) Don't fuss with your hair!
[intransitive] fuss (about something) to worry about things that are not very important
- Don't fuss, Mum, everything is all right.
- Paula’s always fussing about her figure.

Word Originearly 18th cent.: perhaps Anglo-Irish.

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not be fussed (about something)

(British English, informal) to not mind about something; to not have feelings about something synonym not be bothered
- It'd be good to be there, but I'm not that fussed.