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Phrase(s): much ado about nothing
Cliché a furor over something unimportant. (The name of a Shakespeare play.) • All this arguing is much ado about nothing.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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A big fuss over a trifle, as in Jerry had everyone running around looking for his gloves ? much ado about nothing. Although this expression is best remembered as the title of Shakespeare's comedy, the phrase much ado was already being used for a big commotion or trouble in the early 1500s.
American Heritage Idioms