tempest in a teapot
11tempest in a teapot — Date: 1838 a great commotion over an unimportant matter …
12tempest in a teapot — Synonyms and related words: big deal, emptiness, flimsiness, foolishness, frivolity, frivolousness, futility, idleness, inanity, levity, lightness, nugacity, overreaction, shallowness, silliness, slenderness, slightness, superficiality,… …
13tempest in a teapot — big fuss made over a relatively unimportant issue, great uproar over something insignificant …
14a tempest in a teapot — great anger or excitement about a trivial matter * * * a tempest in a teapot see ↑tempest • • • Main Entry: ↑teapot a tempest in a teapot US : a situation in which people are upset or angry about something that is not very important The whole… …
15a tempest in a teapot — a lot of excitement about a small problem The argument was over quickly. It was a tempest in a teapot …
16(a) tempest in a teapot — American a situation where people get very angry or worried about something that is not important. The whole affair is just a tempest in a teapot. In a couple of months everyone will have forgotten about it. (not used with the) …
17(a) tempest in a teapot — a tempest in a ˈteapot idiom (NAmE) (BrE a storm in a ˈteacup) a lot of anger or worry about sth that is not important Main entry: ↑tempestidiom …
18tempest — [tem′pist] n. [ME < OFr tempeste < VL * tempesta, for L tempestas, portion of time, weather, a calamity, storm, tempest < tempus, time: see TEMPER] 1. a violent storm with high winds, esp. one accompanied by rain, hail, or snow 2. a… …
19a tempest in a teapot — North American term for a storm in a teacup (see storm). → tempest …
20tempest — [[t]te̱mpɪst[/t]] tempests 1) N COUNT A tempest is a very violent storm. [LITERARY] Torrential rain and a howling tempest cut a swathe of destruction across the country. Syn: storm 2) N COUNT: usu with supp You can refer to a situation in which… …
