Thursday, November 5, 2009

Much ado about nothing

Meaning

A great deal of fuss over nothing of importance.

Origin

This phrase is sometimes shortened just to 'much ado'. It is of course from Shakespeare's play - Much Ado About Nothing, 1599. He had used the word ado, which means business or activity, in an earlier play - Romeo and Juliet, 1592:

"Weele keepe no great adoe, a Friend or two."

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3 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 5, 2009 at 12:15 AM

    any clue for 10b..am stuck at it fr a long time now..

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  2. DeepakDecember 5, 2009 at 12:19 AM

    @kruthika
    think of a character thats indirectly mentoned in the story!

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  3. AnonymousApril 13, 2013 at 3:55 PM

    'Bene' is Latin for good

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