Definition

1. Verb:
   • To fuss in a self-important way: To make an unnecessary or exaggerated show of importance, concern, or activity over a trivial matter, often with an air of self-importance or officiousness.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chuyện không có gì, đừng nhặng xị lên như thế. (There's nothing to it, don't fuss about it in such a self-important way.)
  • Cô ấy cứ nhặng xị về mọi chi tiết nhỏ nhất. (She always fusses in a self-important way over the smallest details.)

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies criticism of someone who is being overly dramatic, pompous, or making a scene about something insignificant.

Variants and Related Words

• Làm ra vẻ quan trọng (verb phrase): to put on airs of importance; to act as if something is very important.
  • Anh ta thích làm ra vẻ quan trọng trước mặt cấp dưới. (He likes to put on airs of importance in front of his subordinates.)

Synonyms

• To make a fuss: To show unnecessary excitement or concern.
• To put on airs: To behave in a way that shows a sense of superiority or false importance.
• To be officious: To be assertively forward in offering unwanted services or advice.

Related Idioms

• Làm to chuyện: To make a big deal out of something.
  • Đừng làm to chuyện chuyện nhỏ đó. (Don't make a big deal out of that small matter.)

1. Fuss in a self-important way
   • Chuyện không có gì, đừng nhặng xị lên như thế
     There ins nothing to fuss about in such a self-important way