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tempest in a teapot en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Attested since 1838.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) A major fuss over a trivial matter.
   • The media frenzy over the actor's drunken behavior was a tempest in a teapot.

Forms

Relateds

lightning in a bottle · make a mountain out of a molehill · shitstorm

Synonyms

and storm in a teapot · much ado about nothing · and its variants storm in a tea-kettle · tempest in a tea-kettle · storm in a teacup · storm in a glass of water · tempest in a teacup

Translations (30)

vi chuyện bé xé ra to (big fuss made in a small context) · ca tempesta en un vas d'aigua (big fuss made in a small context) · ro furtună-n pahar de apă (big fuss made in a small context) · it tempesta in un bicchiere d'acqua (big fuss made in a small context) · sk búrka v pohári vody (big fuss made in a small context) · pl burza w szklance wody (big fuss made in a small context) · tr incir çekirdeğini doldurmaz (big fuss made in a small context) · nn storm i eit vassglas (big fuss made in a small context) · pt tempestade em copo d’água (big fuss made in a small context) · is veður út af engu (big fuss made in a small context) · de Sturm im Wasserglas (big fuss made in a small context) · is ys og þys út af engu (big fuss made in a small context) · sv storm i ett vattenglas (big fuss made in a small context) · yi אַ שטורעם אין אַ גלאָז וואַסער (big fuss made in a small context) · et torm veeklaasis (big fuss made in a small context) · cs bouře ve sklenici vody (big fuss made in a small context) · te టీకప్పులో తుపాను (big fuss made in a small context) · ko 찻잔 속의 폭풍 (big fuss made in a small context) · es tormenta en un vaso de agua (big fuss made in a small context) · hu vihar egy pohár vízben (big fuss made in a small context) · da storm i et glas vand (big fuss made in a small context) · fi myrsky vesilasissa (big fuss made in a small context) · cmn 小題大做 /小题大做 (big fuss made in a small context) · ro furtună într-un pahar de apă (big fuss made in a small context) · bn চায়ের কাপে ঝড় (big fuss made in a small context) · vi cơn bão trong tách trà (big fuss made in a small context) · nb storm i et vannglass (big fuss made in a small context) · ja コップの中の嵐 (big fuss made in a small context) · fr tempête dans un verre d'eau (big fuss made in a small context) · nl storm in een glas water (big fuss made in a small context)