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Meanings of make a fuss in English

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Usage of make a fuss in English
1
But I said, 'I'm not going to make a fuss about it.
Ebony
2
They hadn't wanted to make a fuss or sound paranoid, they said.
After the fall
3
Ibrahim decided, he says, that an American would not make a fuss.
The way of the world
4
To make a fuss about it would be the worst of all.
The Duke's Children
5
There was nothing in that to make a fuss about, said I.
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon
6
Who's going to make a fuss about an odd body or two?
Travels With My Aunt
7
Don't make a fuss about it; there's nothing startling in the suggestion.
Our Friend the Charlatan
8
Put it on; don't make a fuss but do so at once.
Ships That Pass in the Night
9
He was bound to make a fuss, but it couldn't be helped.
Mistress of the game
10
He was afraid I'd make a fuss about it, I always do.
The City of Fire
11
I expect they'll make a fuss and put up a big kick.
Under Sealed Orders
12
Why, I don't see anything in that to make a fuss over.
The Airplane Boys among the Clouds; Or, Young Aviators in a Wrec...
13
We won't make a fuss until we see what he will do.
Daddy Takes Us to the Garden / The Daddy Series for Little Folks
14
It's the purest jealousy on his part-nothingto make a fuss about.'
The Pool in the Desert
15
If you make a fuss, you're called a thief to your face.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04
16
However, you're my friend, and I won't make a fuss about it.
Risen from the Ranks; Or, Harry Walton's Success
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United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
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