The phrase "fuss on" is not a commonly used phrase in written English.
It is more commonly heard in spoken English, where it is often used to mean "to make a big deal out of something" or "to create unnecessary commotion or attention." While it is not a grammatically incorrect phrase, it may sound informal in written contexts. Example: "Her parents always make a fuss on her birthday, throwing elaborate parties and buying expensive gifts."
After all, wasn't I an interloper, too, drawn like she to the genteel aesthetic of a place that exhibits a lack of fuss on the one hand, a handsome formality on the other?
There's a suggestion of a noise as Stokes beats Bailey with the penultimate ball, but no one makes any fuss on the field.
(On the other hand, one commentator described the fuss on an ESPN blog as "Freedom Fries, v. 2.0").
She could pull strings, she could utter numberless quiet words in favourably disposed ears, she could make one hell of a fuss on her employer's behalf, but when it came down to it the only direct exercise of authority in which she could engage was to ensure that certain words were printed on pieces of newspaper.
Since so much has followed from it, the email is worth quoting once more in full: "Can you get some sort of check done on the people who are making a big fuss on the Paddington Survivors group attacking SB (ie the ones taking over from Pam Warren).
He blamed the fuss on "haters".
All this fussing on the Left fuelled paranoia on the Right – a fear that Cameron was too focused on Britain's defeats, on carnage and stalemate and the utter futility that was trench warfare.
Do you want a quiet one, head down, no fuss, just getting on with it?
It is a chilly, no-fuss, front-on portrait, the tool stripped and reduced to its bare essentials.
At least you no longer have to order these movies at Amazon.com (although you can, using your Mac or PC, if you prefer to type movie titles with a real keyboard instead of fussing with on-screen alphabets).
Submissive Middle-Aged Male Seeks Employer-Employee Relationship Do complicated, boring tasks executed on time with a minimum of fuss turn you on?
