To-do

Definition

to-do /tǝ'du:/ n [sing] ( infml ) ပူညံပူညံ။ She made a great to-do about his forgetting her birthday.

Examples

1. ‘There also was a bit of a to-do over what constituted a ‘strip cell’.’
2. ‘When they returned to the foyer there had been a bit of a to-do with Oliver.’
3. ‘They had a to-do just last week
4. when Simon had to tell her not to resign from politics.’
5. ‘Much to-do has been made of the relationship as depicted between Hephaistion and Alexander.’
6. ‘We make a big to-do about men's infidelity
7. but what about unfaithfulness among women?’
8. ‘Any further to-do will be met with my husband coming round to the surgery to give you a good hiding.’
9. ‘Gareth Holmes and electrician James Asherton had a bit of a to-do over James' craftsmanship on Gareth's home.’
10. ‘This is not the time to make a big to-do about our report for a few weeks
11. and then put it into the deep freeze.’
12. ‘Just to tease the boss
13. the drovers made a big to-do about who would sit next to Laurie but
14. in the end
15. Gil ended up at her side.’
16. ‘This back and forth happens once or twice more
17. and then there's a little to-do because the tyke has wet the little pants she is wearing.’
18. ‘Much to-do has been made about whether dreaming arguments are self-refuting.’