make a noise about sth
informalDefinition
› to talk about or complain about something a lot: She's been making a lot of noise about moving to a new house.Complaining
(Definition of make a noise about sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- beef noun (COMPLAINT)
- beef verb
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- bewail verb
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