Much Ado About Nothing

noun

1. a comedy (1598?) by Shakespeare.

Idioms and Phrases

A big fuss over a trifle, as in Jerry had everyone running around looking for his gloves—much ado about nothing . Although this expression is best remembered as the title of Shakespeare's comedy, the phrase much ado was already being used for a big commotion or trouble in the early 1500s.

Example Sentences

A penciled note in a volume from a cheap set called World Famous Classics tells me that I first read “Much Ado About Nothing” in 1974.

From Washington Post