storm in a teacup
Example Sentences
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The NFF described the statement as a "storm in a teacup", but it once again brought simmering tensions over finances into the open.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2023
She said the issue had become a "storm in a teacup".
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2021
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
Jennifer Morgan, of the independent U.S.-based World Resources Institute, said the idea of India as a spoiler was "a storm in a teacup".
From Reuters ● Dec. 5, 2015
In connection with myself quite a storm in a teacup took place.
From Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
