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DictionarySeebenedickmuch ado about nothing
much ado about nothingA lot of commotion or excitement over something insignificant. This really isn't a big deal—it's all much ado about nothing.See also: ado, much, nothingmuch ado about nothingCliché a furor over something unimportant. (The name of a Shakespeare play.) All this arguing is much ado about nothing.See also: ado, much, nothingmuch ado about nothingA 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. See also: ado, much, nothingmuch ado about nothing JOURNALISMIf you describe a situation as much ado about nothing, you mean that people are making a lot of fuss about something which is not very important. French newspapers described the international row as `Much Ado About Nothing'. After one year, I dropped out of the course because it was much ado about nothing really. It was all about style, not about content. Note: `Much Ado About Nothing' is the title of a play by Shakespeare. See also: ado, much, nothingmuch ado about nothingA commotion over a trifle; a tempest in a teapot. It is best remembered as Shakespeare’s title for a comedy, but the term was already known by the time he used it. The noun ado, meaning “a big fuss,” survives largely in this cliché.See also: ado, much, nothingEncyclopediaSeeBenedickAcronymsSeeMAAN |