tempest in a teapot
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Sturm im Wasserglas
A major fuss over a trivial matterA major fuss over a trivial matter.
» It's a tempest in a teapot.
Das ist ein Sturm im Wasserglas. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(idiomatic)A major fuss over a trivial matter.
The media frenzy over the actor's drunken behavior was a tempest in a teapot.
Sturm im Wasserglas
Examples
2 sentencesIt's a tempest in a teapot.
deDas ist ein Sturm im Wasserglas. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
But U.N. officials call the number of people seeking asylum in the industrialized countries a tempest in a teapot.
Translations
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By meaning 1
big fuss made in a small context:
Origin
Attested since 1838.Attested since 1838.
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Forms
plural: tempests in teapots| Singular | tempest in a teapot |
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Synonyms
7 synonymsmuch ado about nothingstorm in a teacupstorm in a glass of waterand its variants storm in a tea-kettleand storm in a teapottempest in a teacuptempest in a tea-kettle