tempest in a teapot
21teapot — [[t]ti͟ːpɒt[/t]] teapots also tea pot 1) N COUNT A teapot is a container with a lid, a handle, and a spout, used for making and serving tea. 2) PHRASE: PHR after v, v link PHR If you describe a situation as a tempest in a teapot, you think that a …
22teapot — tea|pot [ ti,pat ] noun count a container with a handle and SPOUT (=small tube for pouring), used for making and pouring tea a tempest in a teapot AMERICAN INFORMAL an unimportant matter that is made into a big problem: That trouble with the… …
23tempest — tem|pest [ˈtempıst] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: tempeste, from Latin tempestas season, weather, storm , from tempus time ] 1.) literary a violent storm 2.) a tempest in a teapot AmE an unimportant matter that someone has become… …
24tempest — 1. noun a) A storm, especially one with severe winds. As every sailor knows, a spicy gale in the tropic latitudes of the Pacific is far different from a tempest in the howling North Atlantic. b) Any violent tumult or commotion. They awaited the… …
25teapot — See: TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT …
26teapot — See: TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT …
27teapot — See: tempest in a teapot …
28tempest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. storm, gale, hurricane, squall, blizzard; excitement, tumult, disturbance; maelstrom. See wind, violence. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A storm] Syn. gale, typhoon, blizzard; see storm 1 . 2. [A commotion]… …
29tempest — 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 …
30teapot — n. a storm (BE), tempest (AE) in a teapot ( a fuss over nothing ) * * * tempest (AE) in a teapot ( a fuss over nothing ) a storm (BE) …
