English Explanatory Dictionary

tempest in a teapot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A major fuss over a trivial matter.

Pronunciation

En-au-tempest in a teapot.ogg

Word forms

tempest in a teapot tempests in teapots

Etymology

Attested since 1838.

Synonyms

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

Related words

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