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A Storm in a Teacup

MEANING IN ENGLISH

Great outrage or excitement about a trivial or unimportant matter.

In context

01

Their bitter argument over who should wash the dishes was just a storm in a teacup.

02

The media tried to blow the minor debate out of proportion, creating a storm in a teacup.

Synonyms

tempest in a teapot,fuss about nothing,much ado about nothing

Antonyms

major crisis,genuine disaster,serious predicament

Collocations

just a storm in a teacup,create a storm in a teacup,nothing but a storm in a teacup

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗