storm in a teacup

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The NFF described the statement as a "storm in a teacup", but it once again brought simmering tensions over finances into the open.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023

Somanathan on Saturday described the Adani issue as a "storm in a teacup" from a macroeconomic perspective.

From Reuters • Feb. 10, 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

"I think it's a storm in a teacup," adds Simon Hall.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2016

It was really a storm in a teacup, and but for the future eminence of one of the friends concerned would call for no remark.

From A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 by Smiles, Samuel