- [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 Dictionaryadjective- awful
- big
- great
- …
- cause
- create
- kick up
- …
- surround something
- blow over
- die down
- …
- without fuss
- without a fuss
- fuss about
- …
- make a fuss of somebody
- with the minimum of fuss
- [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 Dictionaryadjective- awful
- big
- great
- …
- cause
- create
- kick up
- …
- surround something
- blow over
- die down
- …
- without fuss
- without a fuss
- fuss about
- …
- make a fuss of somebody
- with the minimum of fuss
Word Originearly 18th cent.: perhaps Anglo-Irish.
Idioms
See fuss in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarymake 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.
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