- a tempest in a teacup
- a tempest in a teacup/teapot Am
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This isn't a serious problem — just a tempest in a teapot.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов. 2013.
a tempest in a teacup
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tempest in a teapot — {n. phr.} Great excitement about something not important. * /Bess tore her skirt a little and made a tempest in a teapot./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tempest in a teapot — {n. phr.} Great excitement about something not important. * /Bess tore her skirt a little and made a tempest in a teapot./ … Dictionary of American idioms
teacup — /tee kup /, n. 1. a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size. 2. a teacupful. 3. tempest in a teacup or teapot, a disturbance or uproar about little or nothing: The fight over who should become the next assistant treasurer of … Universalium
tempest in a teapot — noun A major fuss over a trivial matter. The media frenzy over the actors drunken behavior was a tempest in a teapot. Syn: storm in a teacup, storm in a tea kettle, storm in a teapot, tempest in a teacup, tempest in a tea kettle … Wiktionary
tempest — /tem pist/, n. 1. a violent windstorm, esp. one with rain, hail, or snow. 2. a violent commotion, disturbance, or tumult. 3. tempest in a teacup. See teacup (def. 3). v.t. 4. to affect by or as by a tempest; disturb violently. [1200 50; ME… … Universalium
Tempest in a teapot — (in American English), or storm in a teacup (in British English), is an idiom used commonly in English meaning a small event that has been exaggerated out of proportion. [ [http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/storm+in+a+teacup.html Using … Wikipedia
teacup — [[t]ti͟ːkʌp[/t]] teacups also tea cup 1) N COUNT A teacup is a cup that you use for drinking tea. 2) PHRASE: PHR after v, v link PHR If you describe a situation as a storm in a teacup, you think that a lot of fuss is being made about something… … English dictionary
tempest — noun a violent windy storm. Phrases a tempest in a teapot North American term for a storm in a teacup (see storm). Origin ME: from OFr. tempeste, from L. tempestas season, weather, storm , from tempus time, season … English new terms dictionary
storm in a teacup — tempest in a teapot … Useful english dictionary
a storm in a teacup — A great commotion in a narrow sphere, or about a trifle • • • Main Entry: ↑storm * * * British term for (see tempest) * * * a storm in a teacup Brit : a situation in which people are very angry or upset about something that is not important The… … Useful english dictionary
Storm in a Teacup — may refer to:*a variation of Tempest in a teapot, an idiom meaning a small event that has been exaggerated out of proportion *Storm in a Teacup (film), a 1937 British film. * Storm in a Teacup , a song by Sheffield band Milburn off their debut… … Wikipedia
