storm in a teacup
Example Sentences
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A thoroughly British storm in a teacup is coming to the boil after a leading brand said it has devised a tea bag it claims can brew the perfect cuppa in 60 seconds.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2023
Somanathan on Saturday described the Adani issue as a "storm in a teacup" from a macroeconomic perspective.
From Reuters ● Feb. 10, 2023
If they persist in pretending this is a storm in a teacup, there will likely be political and social consequences--because we women are just plain fed up.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2017
Despite the apparent seriousness of the initial post looking for the cat, Kadyrov suggested the whole affair was more of a storm in a teacup, and that the cat had merely left to reproduce.
From The Guardian ● May 24, 2016
I have seen more than one storm in a teacup aroused, in little country towns, by a certain sermon that had appeared to the congregation to be unorthodox.
From English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters by O'Rell, Max
