storm in a teacup
Example Sentences
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A thoroughly British storm in a teacup is coming to the boil after a leading brand said it has devised a tea bag it claims can brew the perfect cuppa in 60 seconds.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023
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
Dr Peter van den Dungen, an expert in the award at the University of Bradford's Department of Peace Studies, called the row a "storm in a teacup".
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2015
It was a mere storm in a teacup, not by any means the first that had raged in that fragile utensil.
From The Siege of Kimberley by Phelan, T.
