A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

fur coat • fur-lined coat
fur coat—a coat made of fur: The fur coat she wore must
have cost her black-marketeer husband the best part of a thou-
sand.
fur-lined coat—a coat with a fur lining: He was wearing a
heavy fur-lined coat which made him appear bigger and more
fearsome than he was.
fuss at someone • fuss over someone
fuss at someone —(coll.) scold or noisily reproach a person
(also: fuss someone out): I hate it when I fuss at my kids. I think
of how awful other parents sound when they fuss at their kids.
fuss over someone —(also: make a fuss over someone) treat smb.
with an excessive display of attention or concern: High in the
castle, Ariashal waited for the birth of her child. Her women
fussed over her, trying to help her prepare.
fuss someone • fuss someone out
fuss someone—(coll.) 
1
. (also: fuss over someone) treat smb.
with an excessive display of attention or concern: This was
fine when she was at home to fuss me … but when she had
to leave me I got very upset. 2. bother or annoy a person: It
is generally the safest way to take care to be in time ourselves,
but to guard against fussing other people.
fuss someone out—(coll.) scold or noisily reproach a person
(also: fuss at someone): I was slightly scared she was going to
fuss me out for waking her up.
G
gain a point • gain one’s point
gain a point—
1
. score a point in a game or contest: A player
gains a point if the opponent hits the ball when it is out of
bounds (anywhere not on his court). 2. increase one’s author-
ity, influence, or reputation: The English Minister can often
gain a point by dexterous dealing in Parliament.
gain one’s point—persuade smb. to agree to one’s objective:
When he saw that he could not gain his point, the young gen-
tleman got into a temper.