storm in a teacup
Example Sentences
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"At the end this discussion didn't lead into a contract," he said, calling the affair "a storm in a teacup."
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2023
Somanathan on Saturday described the Adani issue as a "storm in a teacup" from a macroeconomic perspective.
From Reuters • Feb. 10, 2023
Some may think the jewellery and underwear row is a bit of a storm in a teacup, perhaps even a little petty.
From BBC • May 7, 2022
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
It was an age of ecclesiastical controversy, and Oxford was the centre of what now seems a storm in a teacup.
From The Life of Froude by Paul, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield)
