phrase

• Great anger or excitement about a trivial matter.

  British term a storm in a teacup (see storm)

  ‘In reality, the firestorm of publicity engulfing Gaughan was nothing more than a tempest in a teapot.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘A review of the registration process might prove whether this is a tempest in a teapot.’
  • ‘A more valid criticism, perhaps, is that the report is a tempest in a teapot.’
  • ‘Well, it turned out to be a tempest in a teapot.’
  • ‘In truth, this whole point seems like a tempest in a teapot.’
  • ‘The dispute here is a tempest in a teapot created by impoverished healthcare budgets that make the above steps unaffordable.’
  • ‘I find the discussions interesting, but it is a tempest in a teapot, ultimately irrevelant.’
  • ‘To some in this small town, it's a tempest in a teapot that smacks of partisan politics.’
  • ‘Bethel further said that it was a tempest in a teapot that would blow over.’
  • ‘"It's a tempest in a teapot," he said.’