VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

A Storm in a Teacup

Meaning:

Unnecessary anger or worry about an unimportant or trivial matter

Examples:

  • The argument over who should wash the dishes turned into a storm in a teacup.
  • Her worries about the small dent in her car were just a storm in a teacup.
  • The whole neighborhood meeting about the noise levels was just a storm in a teacup.
  • They blew his late arrival out of proportion; it was a storm in a teacup.
  • Complaints about the new logo design were a storm in a teacup for the team.
  • Their debate over which movie to watch was nothing but a storm in a teacup.
  • The disagreement over seating arrangements became a storm in a teacup.
  • The media made his minor mistake into a storm in a teacup.
  • Their panic over a postponed event was simply a storm in a teacup.
  • His stress over missing a phone call was just a storm in a teacup.
  • Her anxiety about a small test error was truly a storm in a teacup.
  • Complaints about the menu change were only a storm in a teacup.
  • The fuss about his outfit choice turned out to be a storm in a teacup.
  • Their reaction to a minor policy change was clearly a storm in a teacup.
  • Worrying about a single bad review is really a storm in a teacup.
  • They made her innocent joke into a storm in a teacup.
  • Arguments about office decorations became a storm in a teacup.
  • Concerns over the weather delay were just a storm in a teacup.
  • The minor formatting issue in the report was a storm in a teacup.
  • Panic over the typo in the email was just a storm in a teacup.
  • Not exactly a storm in a teacup type of a thing, is it?
  • The parliamentary storm becomes a storm in a teacup, the fight becomes an intrigue, the conflict a scandal.