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Discover LudwigThe phrase "fuss at" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It typically means to scold or criticize someone, often over something trivial or nonsensical. It is often used to describe someone nagging or being overly particular about something. Example: "My mom always used to fuss at me for leaving my shoes by the front door instead of putting them away in my closet."
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"I just couldn't believe all the fuss at the time.
I don't recall such a fuss at Athens in 2004.
Given the fuss at Balcombe, "that was probably a good call," he said.
And patients will kick up a fuss at anything that smacks of rationing.
There was a big fuss at first but their presence is now seen as normal".
But this time, for once, my father made no fuss at all.
"She didn't notice the dirt and dust in the corners, and I would fuss at her," Ms. Waisome said.
"I went over to fuss at them, and one turned and threw the stones back in my face," she said.
All this may explain why "Amy" caused such a fuss at the Cannes Film Festival, in May.
The absurd subsidy for the corn-based fuel additive expired last weekend without much of a fuss at all.
He wished his mother had made more of a fuss over what he'd told her, or any fuss at all.
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