storm in a teacup
Example Sentences
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But it's definitely a storm in a teacup.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2023
Wall Street rose again overnight after a strong procession on US data and markets convincing themselves even more, that omicron is a mildly symptomatic storm in a teacup.
From The Guardian • Dec. 24, 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 Sicily is a town called Messina, which is the scene of a curious storm in a teacup that raged several hundred years ago.
From Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by Nesbit, E. (Edith)
