much ado about nothing

much ado about nothing
much ado about nothing
Cliché a furor over something unimportant. (The name of a Shakespeare play.) •

All this arguing is much ado about nothing.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • much ado about nothing — If there s a lot of fuss about something trivial, there s much ado about nothing …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • Much ado about nothing — (spr. mötsch ĕdū ĕbaūt nŏthing), »Viel Lärm um nichts«, sprichwörtlich gewordener Titel eines Lustspiels von Shakespeare …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Much ado about nothing — (engl., spr. möttsch ĕduh ĕbaut nöthĭng, »Viel Lärm um nichts«), sprichwörtlicher Titel eines Shakespeareschen Lustspiels …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Much Ado About Nothing — For other uses, see Much Ado About Nothing (disambiguation). Facsimile of the title page of the quarto version of Much adoe about Nothing Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy written by William Shakespeare about two pairs of lovers, Benedick and… …   Wikipedia

  • much ado about nothing —    If there s a lot of fuss about something trivial, there s much ado about nothing.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    When people make much ado about nothing, they make a lot of fuss about something which is not important.     There was a… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Much Ado about Nothing — Viel Lärm um nichts (engl. Much Ado about Nothing) ist eine Komödie um Liebe und Intrigen von William Shakespeare; sie unterscheidet sich von Shakespeares anderen romanesken Komödien durch den realeren Bezug zur Liebe (Claudio interessiert sich… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Much ado about nothing — Viel Lärm um nichts (engl. Much Ado about Nothing) ist eine Komödie um Liebe und Intrigen von William Shakespeare; sie unterscheidet sich von Shakespeares anderen romanesken Komödien durch den realeren Bezug zur Liebe (Claudio interessiert sich… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Much Ado About Nothing — Beaucoup de bruit pour rien  Pour le film, voir Beaucoup de bruit pour rien (film). Beaucoup de bruit pour rien Couverture …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Much Ado About Nothing — a comedy (1598?) by Shakespeare. * * * Much Ado About Nothing [Much Ado About Nothing] a play (c. 1598) by William Shakespeare. It is a comedy about two love affairs, one between Beatrice and Benedick and the other between Hero and Claudio …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film) — Much Ado About Nothing Theatrical release poster Directed by Kenneth Branagh …   Wikipedia

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