storm in a teacup
Example Sentences
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Somanathan on Saturday described the Adani issue as a "storm in a teacup" from a macroeconomic perspective.
From Reuters • Feb. 10, 2023
She said the issue had become a "storm in a teacup".
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2021
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
Despite the apparent seriousness of the initial post looking for the cat, Kadyrov suggested the whole affair was more of a storm in a teacup, and that the cat had merely left to reproduce.
From The Guardian • May 24, 2016
For wasn't the whole affair, very much of a storm in a teacup, petty, paltry, quite unworthy of prolonged discussion such as this?
From Deadham Hard by Malet, Lucas
