How to Pronounce "much ado about nothing"
expression
ˈmətʃ/ /əˈdu/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ˈnəθɪŋ
MUCH uh-DOO uh-BOWT NUH-thing
mˈʌtʃ/ /ɐdˈuː/ /ɐbˈaʊt/ /nˈʌθɪŋ
much uh-DOO uh-BOWT NUH-thing
Definition
This expression means a lot of excitement, concern, or fuss over something unimportant or trivial.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈmətʃ/ /əˈdu/ /əˈbaʊt/ /ˈnəθɪŋ
British English
mˈʌtʃ/ /ɐdˈuː/ /ɐbˈaʊt/ /nˈʌθɪŋ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MUCH uh-DOO uh-BOWT NUH-thing
UK
much uh-DOO uh-BOWT NUH-thing
Listen in Context
It was much ado about nothing; the problem was very small.
They made much ado about nothing over the broken cup.
Don’t create much ado about nothing when things go wrong.
Honestly, all that drama was much ado about nothing.