| 词汇 | much ado about nothing |
| 释义 | Idiom much ado about nothing Theme: EXAGGERATION a lot of excitement about nothing. (This is the title of a play by Shakespeare. Do not confuse ado with adieu.)All the commotion about the new tax law turned out to be much ado about nothing.Your promises always turn out to be much ado about nothing. Idiom much ado about nothing a lot of trouble and excitement about something which is not important.People have been getting very upset about the seating arrangements for the Christmas dinner, but as far as I'm concerned it's all much 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. much ado about nothingCliché a furor over something unimportant. (The name of a Shakespeare play.) All this arguing is much ado about nothing. much 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. much ado about nothingJOURNALISMIf 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. much 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. |
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