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fuss with — (something) 1. to be busy with something without having a particular purpose. Jack had spent hours fussing with the old car. 2. to try to fix something complicated. It s a mistake to fuss with your computer. Related vocabulary: fool with… … New idioms dictionary
fuss with something — fuss with (something) 1. to be busy with something without having a particular purpose. Jack had spent hours fussing with the old car. 2. to try to fix something complicated. It s a mistake to fuss with your computer. Related vocabulary: fool… … New idioms dictionary
with much ado — with much fuss, with much commotion, with much excitement, with a great deal of activity and commotion … English contemporary dictionary
don't fuss with me — do not joke around with me … English contemporary dictionary
fuss — fuss1 S3 [fʌs] n [singular, U] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from the sound of someone breathing quickly and excitedly] 1.) anxious behaviour or activity that is usually about unimportant things ▪ James said he d better be getting back or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fuss — fuss1 [ fʌs ] noun singular or uncount * a lot of unnecessary worry or excitement about something: What is all the fuss about? We got everything done with a minimum of fuss. fuss about/over: a lot of fuss over the new technology make/kick up a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fuss — I UK [fʌs] / US noun [singular/uncountable] * a lot of unnecessary worry or excitement about something What is all the fuss about? We got everything done with a minimum of fuss. make/kick up a fuss: Stop making such a fuss! fuss about/over: a lot … English dictionary
fuss — I n. 1) to kick up, make a fuss 2) a fuss about, over II v. 1) (D; intr.) to fuss about, over 2) (D; intr.) to fuss with * * * [fʌs] make a fuss over (D; intr.) to fuss about (D; intr.) to fuss with … Combinatory dictionary
Fuss Pot — was originally a comic strip in the UK comic Knockout. It made its first appearance in Issue 1, dated 12 June 1971. The strip was about a girl with a pointy nose of the same name, who fussed about everything and everyone in her path. At one stage … Wikipedia
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
