Make a fuss

Make a fuss

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ì f ē IW é NGU ò, meaning to whitewash and cover up mistakes. It comes from the biography of Jia Zhi in the book of Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Yan shigu's note in the biography of Jia's donation in the book of Han states: "it means that people are strong enough to argue, and they don't use sincerity and quality. They learn from the wrong way. Although they are rich and useless, they play up the wrong words, and their words are smooth, and they don't listen to the instructions."

Idiom explanation

Whitewash to cover up mistakes.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: to cover up the wrong, to cover up the wrong

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or object; used in dealing with affairs