cause a fuss

Frequency: 7.215.6 per million words

to start to complain or become angry about something, often something unimportant

fussVERB + FUSS

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Examples (10)

  • Please don't cause a fuss about the seating; we'll sort it out.
  • She caused a huge fuss when her order arrived five minutes late.
  • If you cause a fuss over nothing, people stop taking you seriously.
  • Why cause a fuss right before the meeting starts?
  • A terrible fuss was caused by a minor typo in the email.
  • He is always causing a great fuss about the smallest changes.
  • I didn't mean to cause a fuss; I just asked a question.
  • Any attempt to cause a fuss at the event will be recorded by security.
  • They caused an awful fuss because the café had run out of almond milk.
  • Next time, try to resolve it quietly instead of causing a fuss.