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create a fuss

[kriˈeɪt ə fʌs]
verb phrase
fazer alarde; causar confusão; criar um alvoroço
1. To make unnecessary complaints or to cause trouble or commotion about something minor
She created a fuss about the wrong order at the restaurant.
Ela fez alarde sobre o pedido errado no restaurante.
2. To draw attention to oneself in an exaggerated or annoying way
The child created a fuss when he didn't get the toy he wanted.
A criança criou um alvoroço quando não conseguiu o brinquedo que queria.
NYC Slang
make a scene; kick up a stink
Synonyms
make a fusskick up a fussraise a fusscomplainwhinemake a scene
Antonyms
stay calmaccept gracefullyremain silentgo with the flow

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
fazer alarde; criar confusão
Most common usage in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
criar uma bagunça; fazer um escândalo
Informal urban usage
São Paulo
fazer alarde; causar confusão
Standard usage
Portugal
fazer uma cena; criar confusão
European Portuguese variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

make a mountain out of a molehill
much ado about nothing
kick up a fuss
raise hell
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