much ado about nothing
US /ˌmʌtʃ əˈduː əˌbaʊt ˈnʌθɪŋ/
UK /ˌmʌtʃ əˈduː əˌbaʊt ˈnʌθɪŋ/
1.
a great deal of fuss or excitement about something unimportant
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All that arguing over who gets the last slice of pizza was much ado about nothing.
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The media coverage of the celebrity's minor argument was much ado about nothing.