Meaning of to-do | Babel Free
Definitions
- A fuss made over something.
- A task that has been noted as one that must be completed, especially on a list.
Examples
“I was embarrassed that they made such a big to-do out of my birthday.”
“Last year, Russell Brand caused another to-do. This time he wasn’t playing nasty jokes on Andrew Sachs, or boasting about the millions of people he’d slept with; he wasn’t calling George Bush a “retard”, or giving a Nazi salute at the GQ awards, or turning up to work dressed as Osama bin Laden […] No, this time he simply made a political statement.”
“My to-do list has been growing longer every day.”
“I have so many to-dos, I don't know where to start.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.