noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ awful ( esp. BrE ), big , great , huge , terrible ( esp. BrE )
VERB + FUSS
▪ cause , create , kick up , make , raise ( AmE )
▪
She kicked up a huge ~ when she heard about it.
FUSS + VERB
▪ surround sth
▪
the ~ surrounding the controversial movie
▪ blow over ( esp. BrE ), die down
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Once the ~ has blown over, we'll be able to get on with work as usual.
PREPOSITION
▪ without ~ , without a ~
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They left quietly, without a ~.
▪ ~ about
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She made a big ~ about not having a window seat on the plane.
▪ ~ over
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I think it's all a lot of ~ over nothing.
PHRASES
▪ make a ~ of sb
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The children were all making a great ~ of the new baby.
▪ with the minimum of ~
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The job was done with the minimum of ~.