with no further ado
Without any other formalities; with no further delay.
ado
/əˈduː/
name 1noun 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
right, straight
ADO + NOUN
apology, brother's, i'd, nothing
PREP.
about, with, without
ADV.
further
Definitions
name
1
Initialism of ActiveX Data Objects.
noun
1
Trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion.
Antonio:In sooth, I know not why I am so sad. It wearies me; you say it wearies you; But how I caught it, found it, or came by it, What stuff 'tis made of, whereof it is born, I am to learn; And such a wantwit sadness makes of me, That I have much ado to know myself.
Probably a crab would be filled with a sense of personal outrage if it could hear us class it without ado or apology as a crustacean, and thus dispose of it. “I am no such thing,” it would say; “I am myself, myself alone.”
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Idioms & Phrases
without further ado
Alternative form of with no further ado.
much ado about nothing
A lot of fuss or bother about something trivial.
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Antonio:In sooth, I know not why I am so sad. It wearies me; you say it wearies you; But how I caught it, found it, or came by it, What stuff 'tis made of, whereof it is born, I am to learn; And such
Wiktionary02
Probably a crab would be filled with a sense of personal outrage if it could hear us class it without ado or apology as a crustacean, and thus dispose of it. “I am no such thing,” it would say; “I am
Wiktionary03
Much ado about nothing.
Tatoeba · #40286704
Without further ado, let me introduce tonight's guest.
Tatoeba · #66721605
He took it with much ado at his brother's earnest pressing him, and said: Let us go together, and I will accompany thee in thy journey.
Tatoeba · #784863806
Without further ado, let's get started.
Tatoeba · #9073566Usage Notes
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