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The fuss you make right before doing the thing you dreaded doing.
means A flurry of fuss, bustle, or commotion over something — usually more trouble than the thing itself deserved.
from Born from the Middle English phrase 'at do,' a Northern English construction meaning 'to do' — borrowed from Norse-influenced speech where 'at' was used before infinitives instead of 'to.' Over time 'at do' fused into one word, 'ado,' meaning 'something to be done' — and from there slid into meaning all the fretting and bother that doing it stirs up. Shakespeare cemented its fussy connotations for good with 'Much Ado About Nothing.'
- shakespeare approved
- he titled a whole play after it
- etymology
- from at do, northern english for to-do
- best friend
- without, as in without further
- actual meaning
- busy fuss over something barely worth it