much ado about nothing

much ado about nothing

A 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, nothing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

much ado about nothing

Cliché a furor over something unimportant. (The name of a Shakespeare play.) All this arguing is much ado about nothing.
See also: ado, much, nothing
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

much ado about nothing

A 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, nothing
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

much ado about nothing

JOURNALISM
If 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, nothing
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

much ado about nothing

A 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, nothing
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • ado
  • be worked up about (something)
  • be worked up over (something)
  • nothing of the kind
  • nothing of the kind/sort
  • nothing of the sort
  • worked up about (something)
  • worked up over (something)
  • nothing
  • nothing in it for (one)
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7 HARRIET WALTER AND NICHOLAS LE PREVOST Much Ado About Nothing, RSC, 2002.
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Much Ado About Nothing
I will stop your mouth' (Much Ado about Nothing V.iv.97), the line which puts a stop to Beatrice's disavowals of her love for Benedick, is assigned by the Quarto, the only text with authority, to Leonato.(1) The Folio saw no reason to correct this.
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This "performance" of natural phenomena (much ado about nothing) underscores the deadpan quality of Craigie's ensembles, a quality evident in the artist's almost obsessive commitment to precision in the service of nonsense--a kind of pragmatic Dada.
Rob Craigie
Thus Chapter 10 is made up of "The Land: Love's Labours Lost," "The Lords: A Comedy of Errors," "Ireland: The Winter's Tale," and "The Church: Much Ado About Nothing." One emerges from the work with both an appreciation of Cannadine's industry and a willingness to assent to most of his broad conclusions--and yet a nagging sense of discomfort remains.
The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy
Chaucer, in his Troilus and Criseyde (see Troilus ), makes him Criseyde's uncle, a worldly wise, but sympathetic character Shakespeare, in his drama Troilus and Cressida, represents him as procuring for Troilus the good graces of Cressida, and in Much Ado About Nothing, it is said that Troilus " was the first employer of panders.
Pandarus
General auditions for College of DuPage Theatre's spring productions of "Much Ado About Nothing" and "The Diary of Anne Frank" will be from 7 to 10 p.m.
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As Eugene Opera's production of "Much Ado About Nothing (Batrice et Bndict)" approaches, the Eugene Public Library is holding a film screening and public talk, both free to the public.
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