make a fuss over

[make a fuss over] {v. phr.}

1. To quarrel about something or someone.

* /I want you kids to stop fussing about who gets the drumstick./

2. To he excessively concerned about someone or something; worry.

* /Let's not fuss over such an insignificant problem!/ 3. To show exaggerated care or preoccupation about a person or an animal.

* /Aunt Hermione is constantly fussing over her old lapdog./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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