Fuss
Fuss verb - To express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely.
Make much of and fuss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Make much of" instead a verb "Fuss".
Make much of
Fuss and make much of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fuss" instead a verb "Make much of".
Both terms in one sentence
- In the book, Bella's boyfriend Edward doesn't make much of a fuss over it, her dad Charlie approves of Jacob's actions, and Jacob himself is a Jerkass over the whole thing.
Source: Adaptational Heroism -
Joe from Moral Orel is an all around hellion and sociopath, yet nobody with the exception of the main character seems to make much of a fuss about it.
Source: Devil in Plain Sight -
Stiff Upper Lip: Winslow doesn't make much of a fuss about paying to repair the mast repeatedly (probably because it means he gets to see Anemone), having to put up with the Pox, getting shipwrecked, and so forth.
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