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Englishmuch ado about nothing
Meaning: A lot of fuss about something unimportant.
Example: “The scandal turned out to be much ado about nothing.”
Origin: From the title of Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado About Nothing (around 1599). "Ado" means fuss or trouble.
Equivalents in other languages
Arabic: تمخض الجبل فولد فأرا (tamakhaḍa al-jabalu fa-walada fa'ran) Literally: The mountain went into labor and gave birth to a mouse
French: La montagne accouche d'une souris Literally: The mountain gives birth to a mouse
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