mobilize a crowd; make a big fuss
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to mobilize a large crowd to do something; to make a big fuss; to raise a hue and cry
Typically implies that the effort or mobilization is disproportionate to the task at hand, or that the action is not worth the resources expended. Often carries a slightly negative or critical connotation.
Zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
shì事
,
hé何
bì必
xīng兴
shī师
dòng动
zhòng众
?
Why make such a big fuss over such a small matter?
Xīng兴
shī师
dòng动
zhòng众
de地
gǎo搞
zhè这
cì次
huó活
dòng动
,
jié结
guǒ果
què却
méi没
jǐ几
gè个
rén人
lái来
。
They mobilized a huge crowd to organize this event, but in the end, hardly anyone showed up.
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Jǐng警
fāng方
xīng兴
shī师
dòng动
zhòng众
,
zhōng终
yú于
jiāng将
zuì罪
fàn犯
zhuā抓
huò获
。
The police mobilized a large force and finally captured the criminal.