awful fuss

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

to describe a large and unreasonable amount of excitement, worry, or activity

fussADJECTIVE + FUSS

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awful

Examples (10)

  • She made an awful fuss about the seating arrangements at the wedding.
  • What an awful fuss over nothing!
  • The press kicked up an awful fuss after the minor error was discovered.
  • There was an awful fuss surrounding the updated dress code, but it soon died down.
  • He caused an awful fuss when the delivery was five minutes late.
  • Can we please do this quietly, without an awful fuss?
  • Stop making such an awful fuss and let them handle it.
  • By morning, the awful fuss had blown over and everyone moved on.
  • They raised an awful fuss about the typo, as if it ruined the entire report.
  • I don't see why people create an awful fuss every time policies change.