| 单词 | fuss and feathers |
| 释义 | fuss and feathersnounan excessively elaborate or pretentious display; ostentation. Origin of fuss and feathersFirst recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby fuss and feathersfusor, fusospirillary gingivitis, fusospirochetal, fusospirochetal gingivitis, fuss, fuss and feathers, fussbox, fussbudget, fusspot, fussy, fustanella Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with fuss and feathersfuss and feathers Needless commotion and display, as in There was so much fuss and feathers over the award ceremony that I decided not to attend. This expression probably survives because of its appealing alliteration. [Mid-1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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